Choose default app

In Windows, you have the option of choosing which app opens when you double-click on a file. You can set which files and protocols will be opened with which programs. If you have established a program as standard, the desired program will be opened automatically (by double-clicking on a file or clicking on a link to an e-mail address, for example).

You can set a default app for almost all file types, including:

Preferred e-mail program, e.g. Outlook
Preferred internet browser, such as Firefox
Preferred media player, such as Windows Media Player

In Windows, you have the option of choosing which app opens when you double-click on a file. You can set which files and protocols will be opened with which programs. If you have established a program as standard, the desired program will be opened automatically (by double-clicking on a file or clicking on a link to an e-mail address, for example).

You can set a default app for almost all file types, including:

Preferred e-mail program, e.g. Outlook
Preferred internet browser, such as Firefox
Preferred media player, such as Windows Media Player

In Windows, you have the option of choosing which app opens when you double-click on a file. You can set which files and protocols will be opened with which programs. If you have established a program as standard, the desired program will be opened automatically (by double-clicking on a file or clicking on a link to an e-mail address, for example).

You can set a default app for almost all file types, including:

Preferred e-mail program, e.g. Outlook
Preferred internet browser, such as Firefox
Preferred media player, such as Windows Media Player

Where to set up the default app for a file type

Variant 1: Click on the 'Start' symbol, then on 'default apps'.
Variant 2: Click on the 'Start' symbol, then on 'Control Panel', and select 'default apps'.
Variant 3: Click on the 'Start' symbol, then enter 'default apps' in the search field.

[Translate to Englisch:] [Translate to Englisch:] Variante 1: Standarprogramme direkt öffnen — [Translate to Englisch:] [Translate to Englisch:] Variante 1

[Translate to Englisch:] [Translate to Englisch:] Variante 2: Standardprogramme über die Systemsteuerung öffnen — [Translate to Englisch:] [Translate to Englisch:] Variante 2

[Translate to Englisch:] [Translate to Englisch:] Variante 3: Standardprogramme über die Suche öffnen — [Translate to Englisch:] [Translate to Englisch:] Variante 3

Where to set up the default app for a file type

Variant 1: Click on the 'Start' symbol, then on 'default apps'.
Variant 2: Click on the 'Start' symbol, then on 'Control Panel', and select 'default apps'.
Variant 3: Click on the 'Start' symbol, then enter 'default apps' in the search field.

Where to set up the default app for a file type

Variant 1: Click on the 'Start' symbol, then on 'default apps'.
Variant 2: Click on the 'Start' symbol, then on 'Control Panel', and select 'default apps'.
Variant 3: Click on the 'Start' symbol, then enter 'default apps' in the search field.

Variant 1: open standard programs directly — Variant 1

Variant 2: open standard programs via the control panel — Variant 2

Variant 3: open standard programs via Search — Variant 3

To establish a program as standard, click on the command 'Establish default app' in the window 'default apps'.
In the next window, select from the list on the left edge of the screen the program that you wish to establish as a standard program for certain files or protocols.
Click on 'Establish this program as standard' to finalise the desired setting.
For an individual program allocation, you can alternatively use the option 'Select standards for this program'.

Choose default app

To establish a program as standard, click on the command 'Establish default app' in the window 'default apps'.
In the next window, select from the list on the left edge of the screen the program that you wish to establish as a standard program for certain files or protocols.
Click on 'Establish this program as standard' to finalise the desired setting.
For an individual program allocation, you can alternatively use the option 'Select standards for this program'.

Choose default app

To establish a program as standard, click on the command 'Establish default app' in the window 'default apps'.
In the next window, select from the list on the left edge of the screen the program that you wish to establish as a standard program for certain files or protocols.
Click on 'Establish this program as standard' to finalise the desired setting.
For an individual program allocation, you can alternatively use the option 'Select standards for this program'.

Step 1: Select the command 'Establish standard programs'. — Step 1

Steps 2 and 3: establish a program as standard. — Steps 2 and 3