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--- quick_guide:windows_default_apps [2017/01/24 10:29]
gcooper created
+++ quick_guide:windows_default_apps [2017/01/24 10:51] (current)
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 Sometimes, for various reasons, the default application for certain types of files will get misconfigured.  This happens often enough that users should know how to rectify the situation themselves.
-===== PDF Files Opened by Excel =====
+:!: Please note that this 'fix' (re-association) can be used for almost any app or any file-type that must be opened in Windows.  While the following example is for PDF files, the same situation might exist for many other file types as well.
+===== PDF Files Opened by Excel =====
+{{ :quick_guide:set_default_app_for_pdf.png?450|Change the Default App to Open PDF Docs}}
 We frequently see where documents of the file-type ''.pdf'' get configured to be opened by Microsoft Excel, which can't actually view or edit PDF documents.
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   - Use the file manager (''explorer.exe'') to browse to any valid PDF document
-  - Right-click the PDF file and choose
+  - Right-click the PDF file -> ''Open with'' -> ''Choose default program''
+  - Select ''Use this app for all .pdf files''
+  - Select ''Adobe Acrobat Reader DC'' as the app to always use for PDF docs
+{{ :quick_guide:set_default_app_acrobat_dc.png?300 |Choose Adobe Acrobat DC}}

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