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Setting default apps gets easier with Windows 10 build 19608
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Updated onJuly 23, 2020
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Assigning certain file types to specific applications makes for a superiorWindows 10user experience. That is why Microsoft has been making gradual improvements to the way you configure your default apps.
With Windows 10 Insider Preview build 19608, it is now much easier to find file types and set the apps with which you wish to be opening particular files. The update includes fixes to multiple Windows 10 issues.
Searching file types, applications, and protocols
Microsoft hasannouncedthe arrival of build 19608 in the Fast ring. Select insiders can now explore the enhancements that have come to the Settings app.
Over the years, we’ve made a number of improvements to Settings based on your feedback, and we’re happy to share the next one is starting to roll out. We’re adding the ability to search the lists of file types, protocols, and apps when setting a default.
If you are among the 50% ofinsidersthat get to test the improvements, you can now quickly look up file extensions, protocols, and apps on your PC. This way, it is much easier to assign specific files to your preferred Windows 10 apps.
The Settings app is a work in progress given the features and refinements it keeps getting from time to time. It will certainly get better asinsiderstest it and send feedback to Microsoft.
In the meantime, if you are having trouble changing or setting default apps, try ourrecommendations.
Fixes
Build 19608 brings the following solutions:
Acknowledged problems
Microsoft also listed multiple issues it is yet to fix. For example, someinsidersare reporting that the process of updating to a recent Windows 10 build is hanging for longer than usual.
As the company looks into the problem, there are practicalfixesyou may try if your Windows 10 update keeps hanging.
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