Many programs offer internal tools for configuring file associations, but the Control Panel configures all file associations through a single Windows feature.

If you don't see the app you want to use (and it's not an app from the Windows Store), you'll need to go into the Control Panel to set that program as the default.

Right-click the lower left corner of the desktop and click "Control Panel" to launch the Control Panel. Click "Programs" in the Control Panel and then click "Default Programs" to load the Default ...

Finally, you might want to open Control Panel and set the Default Programs. In Windows 11/10, you can also press Win+I to open the Settings app and select System.

You can simply use Control Panel to set your apps as default. In this Windows 10 guide, we'll walk you through the easy steps to set default apps using Control Panel when the Settings app fails to ...

Windows 8 chooses its default players to run your music and video, but what if you want different programs to open your files? Here's how to change them.