Pay attention while installing applications; you will generally be able to choose
which file associations the program will take over.
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 307859 «How to change
file associations in Windows XP» may be useful if you're having trouble changing the file extension.
If the number of upvotes is more then it might be noted by Microsoft developers and chances of Microsoft working on this conceptualized
file Association box and bringing it to Windows 10 in the future version of Windows.
In the last few months, a plethora of Fluent Design concepts have been published and one of the interesting concepts is the revamped
File Association dialog.
This
conceptualized file Association box has a search bar in it that can search for the app you want to select directly hence making it a lot easier for Windows users.
If you are using Macintosh OS 9.x or lower, the File Exchange control panel has changed the
QIF file association.
To rescue you from this problem, let me present you Stop Resetting My Apps a free tool that prevents automatic resetting of default apps, programs and
file associations by Windows 10.
2] FixExec is designed to resolve these issues by rebuilding the
executable file association's Windows Registry keys that may have become damaged or corrupted.
We encountered three obstacles, file size, upload restrictions and
file association.
Many applications have built - in options for taking over
file associations.
uvkbk files: This option controls whether
the file associations for UVK scripts -LRB-.
The file associations are also left untouched, only the blocked applications are barred from the OpenWith menu or the Default Apps Windows settings section.
Once you have manually configured all
the file associations, if you wish you can also export and save these settings.
If you wish to fix
file associations easily, you may want to check out our freeware File Association Fixer.
You can set or change
these file associations in your Windows.
Microsoft won't give us separate
file associations for the desktop, so you'll have to change your system's file associations to desktop programs.
Once in, it will take over
all file associations, hijack URL associations, and also set itself as the default browser and change your browser homepage and default search engine as well.
Normal Windows users shouldn't have to change
their file associations in the Control Panel anymore.
If you find that you can not open a particular file type, then
our File Association Fixer v2 for Windows 10 / 8/7 will be able to easily help you fix, repair and restore the broken file associations.
Last month, we discovered a concept that imagines
the File Association dialog with Fluent Design elements, although it is a little thing that nobody cares, the File Association dialog is still an important part of the operating system.
Microsoft still doesn't seem to be very keen on implementing the search bar in
the File Association dialog for some reasons.
This file Association box was last updated in Windows 8 and after that, it is pretty much the same and hasn't got any attention from Microsoft.
Recently a Reddit user has tried to generate a new concept for
this file Association box that not only offers a much better solution to the problems of that box but also enabled the fluent design in it that makes it look much better.
One area of Windows 10 UI which needs more focus is
the File Association box that appears when we try to open a file which can either be opened by multiple apps or there isn't an app for that file extension in the system and asks users to select a program or app that Windows should use to open that file.