Although Windows 11 offers default apps for most functions, you may want to use a different app that is more familiar to you or one that can perform specific functions that the default apps cannot. If you have multiple apps that do the same thing, Window
This article describes the steps to change default programs and app associations in Windows, enhancing your efficiency. How to change the default apps In the Settings appon your Windows device, selectApps>Default Apps, or use the following shortcut: Default Apps To change a default app, y...
“You can change configurations and optimize Windows 11 protections based on your needs or rely on default security settings. Secure-by-default extends the same flexibility to users, allowing them to safely choose their own applications while still maintaining tight security.” Going f...
Sign in or create an account.Windows system settings help System settings basics Find information about your device Rename your device Change default apps Configure system settings Change default apps in WindowsApplies ToWindows 11 Windows 10 Customizing default programs and app associations in Windows...
While the process of exporting and importing applications associations hasn’t changed much since Windows 10, it’s worth highlighting. Setting default applications Here’s how to set default apps in Windows 11: Right-click on the Start button, then click on Settings. In the Settings menu, ...
The day has finally come! Windows Terminal is now the default command line experience on Windows 11 22H2! This means that all command line applications will now automatically open in Windows Terminal. This blog post will go into how this setting is enabled, the journey of Windows Terminal alon...
This is no longer supported as of Windows 8. Applications typically check whether they are set as the default when they are run. Set your applications to make this check by calling IApplicationAssociationRegistration::QueryAppIsDefault or IApplicationAssociationRegistration::QueryAppIsDefaultAll. If ...
I upgraded to Windows 11 this week and I don't like the new Start button menu. I don't want "pinned" apps. I want to see All Apps in a list like...
making a Windows 11 image and I need to copy the Administrator profile with all the settings and more importantly I installed alot of software and I need the Desktop icons also to copy to the Default user profile so every new user that logs in will have all the settings and applica...
Perform the following sequence of steps during installation. Steps 1-3 match the steps that were used in Windows XP; step 4 was new in Windows Vista. Install the necessary binary files. Write ProgIDs to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. Note that applications must create application-specific ProgIDs for the...