How to change default app/browser in Windows 10 - According to your wish.

Change default app/browser in Windows

Hello! do you want to change the default Edge browser in Windows? or any other Microsoft default apps which you don't want to use anymore? Then, read till the end to know How you can completely take control of your Device preferences. 

A default program/app is an application that opens a file when you double-click it. For example, if you double-click a .TXT file in Windows and it automatically opens in Notepad, then Notepad is the default program for files with a ".txt" extension. If the file opens in Microsoft Word, then Microsoft Word is the default program. -TechTerms

Changing the default browser in Windows:

• Open Windows search and type in "Default apps"
• Press enter, it will open settings
• Now you see all the settings related to default apps in your Windows
• At last, you can see the section named "Web browser"

• It might be listed as Microsoft Edge or any other.
• To change the default app just click below the web browser. A popup will appear in a few seconds listing all the browsers installed in your Windows 

• Now select the browser you want. 

Note: If you are changing the default browser from Edge to any other browser a pop-up might appear saying "are you sure?". Click on OK and Continue ;)

You can use this method to set any other default app. For example, if you want to change your default Video player, just click below the video player section and choose your new default player. 

What to do if your desired app setting is not found settings app:

If you want to change the default app for any other file format like PDF, which is not listed in the Windows settings app, then just follow the below steps:

• Go to the file, for which you want to change the default app.
• Now select the file. 
• For example, I am taking a .PDF file that is not present in Windows settings.

You can choose any other file format which is not listed in settings.

• After you have selected the file, you can see options have been highlighted in the Windows explorer.
• Now from the above options select the "open" option, as shown in the screenshot.

• Select choose another app from the drop-down menu. 

• Now a list of apps will appear. Select the app you want and don't forget to tick on "Always use this app"

• Click on OK and you are good to go!

In the case that your app is not listed, scroll down and select "More apps" and now you can find your desired app and select it.

Now that you have selected your preferred default app, each time you open your file you will be presented with that program. 

Note: The above method only works for Windows 10 users. It will not work for Windows 11 users.

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Thanks for reading!