Not all third-party file managers have built-in settings to set them as the default file manager on Windows 11. You can make them your default file manager by running a reg file. You can also use ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows XP, the operating system will automatically open the file using a program that has been is associated with the file's extension. It is possible, though, to ...

As a writer, I regularly download all kinds of files, whether it's an image that I need to edit and re-upload, a PDF containing important instructions, or an app's setup file that I am testing. As you ...

Have you ever tried to open a file in Windows 11, only for the completely wrong application to fire up and start loading it? That’s pretty frustrating, right? Well fortunately, there’s a cool little ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...