Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...

Windows 10 lets you choose the default app you want to use to open specific file types — but it can be a bit of a pain to actually do it. Now the company is beginning to roll out an update to members ...

When you double-click a file on your computer, Windows may launch an application to run or display the file. Windows knows how to do this because it maintains a list of known file types and the names ...