In most cases, the majority of the file extensions you encounter on your computer are already associated with a program or protocol. When a file extension is not associated with a program, however, ...

BearPup sometimes wants to open a file in one program, and other times open it in another. He asked the Answer Line forum for an easy way to do this. Windows uses a file’s extension–the part of the ...

In Windows 11/10, it is possible to open different Settings panel pages using various commands. If you receive a program association error when opening a Settings ...

Kavindu installed KMPlayer, then discovered that more file types opened in KMPlayer than he wanted. When you open a data file, Windows uses the file’s extension (such as .docx, .mp3, .jpg) to see in ...

Depending on the type of file being referenced by a Web link, Web browsers aren't always able to open files themselves. In cases like this, your Web browser will prompt you to choose a program to open ...

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If the “How do you want to open this file” window keeps popping up in Windows 11/10, follow the suggestions laid down in this article. Before proceeding, ensure you have installed the latest version ...