Music will open in Groove, images in Photos, web links in Edge, and so on. But the cool thing is you can change them. It's the Windows logo in the bottom left of your screen.Īfter clicking the reset button, all selection will revert to their original default system apps. If you're new to Windows 10, you'll find some files open in apps that you're not familiar with yet.
If you have changed your default apps too many times and just want to restart from scratch, you can easily reset all the default apps to the Windows 10 built-in ones.
How to reset all default apps in Windows 10 You have some options for categories:Ĭlick on the app you want to make the default. It's the Windows logo in the bottom left of your screen.Ĭlick on the app you want to change under the category of your choosing.
Find the file type you want to change the default app for, click the current default app, and choose the app you want to use from the pop-up menu.Ĥ. instead of using one program to open all photo files, you want to use different programs to open JPEGs and PNGs), click Choose default apps by file type. To set defaults for individual file types (e.g. For more information on how to do this, skip to step 5.ģ. 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. Just click the current default app to see a pop-up menu with other possible apps you can use, or a link to the Windows Store. Here, you can change the programs you want to use for your calendar, email, maps, music player, photo viewer, video player and Web browser. To change the default programs for files and protocols, you'll need to open the Settings menu and go to System > Default apps.Ģ. This is something that Microsoft tries to facilitate us in several ways, as we will see in these lines.
This way, you can open, manage, or edit media files, using the software program you prefer. The vast majority of users want a Windows system adapted to their needs or tastes. Microsoft lets you change your default apps on Windows 10. However, most of us prefer using Windows Media Player or VLC Media Player.
Windows makes it easy for you to open up these files by setting up default programs for each file type - images files, for example, will open by default in the Windows 10 Photos app.īut what if you're not a fan of Windows 10's default programs, or you install a program that automatically sets itself to be a default program and you want to switch it back? You'll need to go into the Settings menu to change the default programs and apps for different file types and protocols.ġ. For instance, the built-in app for playing music on Windows 10 is Groove Music. You have hundreds of different types of files on your PC, and probably multiple programs that can open each one.