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Your programs will be listed under " C:\Program Files\" - if you are using a 64-bit edition of Windows 7, some programs may be listed under " C:\Program Files (x86)\" (assuming Windows is on a " C" drive / partition).
#Windows change default program for extension full#
Once the full listing of file extensions has loaded, scroll until you find the extension you want to customize, and double-click it: Windows 7 will launch the " Open with" dialog, which lets you pick from a series of programs which should launch by default when you double-click on such a file type (you can always open these particular files with another application from the application itself).Note: You may have seen in the past a dialog that tells you that Windows cannot open a certain file, and offers you to find more information online or choose an application to open that file - this is what happens when a particular file extension is not registered on your computer. Windows 7 will open the Control Panel, with the " Associate a file type or protocol with a specific program" screen automatically selected it may take a while to fully load, since it will start listing all the file types and file extensions currently "registered" on your PC.Click on the start menu, and start typing " file extensions" inside the search field as you do, you will see appear at the top a " Change the file type associated with a file extension" link: click on it.
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Customize file types handlers based on file extensionsįollow these easy steps to change the default program for a particular extension: