Do you want to open a file type or link with a specific app? Here's how to change the default app settings on Windows 11.

How to change the default apps that open files For a longer-term solution you’ll need to go through individual applications and change them manually.

There's another way you can change a file type's associated app in macOS: Right-click (or Ctrl-click) on the file in a Finder window and select Get Info.

If you want a different app to always open a particular file type, here's how to do it.

Apps that open files In macOS, you can change what app opens a specific file type from the file itself. Right-click a file that you want to change the default app that opens, and select Get Info.

If you can't change default app by file type in Windows 11/10, then reset the problematic app, remove file type association, etc.

Did you block automatic file downloads on an app by mistake? Here are the steps to unblock it on Windows 10.