Need to use third-party programs to open files on your PC? Here's how to change file associations in Windows 10 and choose which apps open which file types.

Learn how to hide or show file extensions in Windows 11/10 File Explorer via Folder Options, Registry, Group Policy or CMD. It is better to set Windows to show them.

Each category of file type has many file formats according to their compression level or other factors. The programs recognize the files by their format and open them.

Do you want to open a file type or link with a specific app? Here's how to change the default app settings on Windows 11.

How to change the default program a file opens with in Windows 7 When you open files that have a particular file extension, Windows will look at its configuration to determine what the default ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows 8, Windows will automatically open that file using a program that has been associated with that file's extension. There may come a time, though, that ...

If you’re tired of Windows opening files in the wrong apps, changing file associations may fix the problem. Here’s how to do it.

Mac OS X computers use a default application to open every file type based on its file extension. If you don't want to use the default application when opening a file, you can select "Open With ...

What type of files can you open on ChromeOS? Your tried and true Chromebook can open almost all your essential documents, videos, images, and compressed files.

10 Ways to Open .Docx Word Files When a .docx file cannot be opened by regular means (as listed below), you might need a special tool to repair Word document.

Instead, RAR files have a .rar file extension. If you've downloaded software from the web, you may have gotten a RAR file, because the compression makes the download go more quickly.