{"id":228,"date":"2019-10-13T12:28:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T12:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tiffedit.com\/blog\/?p=228"},"modified":"2019-10-24T19:41:38","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T19:41:38","slug":"how-to-change-file-associations-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tiffedit.com\/blog\/archives\/228","title":{"rendered":"How to change file associations in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Changing file associations in Windows 10 is quick and easy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you run into the problem of Windows trying to open up a file in entirely the wrong application?  Although you can get around it using the <em>Open with&nbsp;<\/em>command,&nbsp;there is a way to make sure you don\u2019t have to do that every time: Learn how to change file associations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Right-click on a file of the type you wish to change the association for. <\/li><li> Select <em>Open with<\/em> from the resulting menu. <\/li><li> Windows will then offer you an app or a list of apps that can act as the  default for that file type. If you see the one you want, select it and  make sure that the box labeled <em>Always use this app to open [file type] files<\/em>&nbsp;is ticked. <br>If you don\u2019t see your preferred app, either search for one using the <em>Look for an app in the Store<\/em> button or click <em>More apps<\/em> for an expanded list of already installed applications. <\/li><li> When you\u2019ve found the app you want&nbsp;and it has been selected, simply click the gray <em>OK<\/em> button. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> From now on, any files of that type will be opened with your chosen application. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<p><br>\n<!--StartFragment--><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available programs:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Advanced TIFF Editor Plus (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiffedit.com\/advtiffeditorplus_setup.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free download<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiffedit.com\/tiffeditor_plus.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">home page<\/a>);<\/li><li>Advanced TIFF Editor (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiffedit.com\/advtiffeditor_setup.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free download<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiffedit.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">home page<\/a>);<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><br>\n<br>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Changing file associations in Windows 10 is quick and easy Have you run into the problem of Windows trying to open up a file in entirely the wrong application? 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