Once it's open, select Programs > Default Programs. If you haven't got it pinned to your Start screen, the quickest way to open it is to do a quick search through the Charms bar. If you want to do this for more than one file type at a time, you can still make changes through the Control Panel. Check the box that says "Use this app for all files" to make the change permanent. This will open a new dialogue in Windows 8, with this Metro-style interface (curiously, it opens within the traditional desktop), where you can select what you wish to use. To change the default program, right-click on the file you want to open and select Open with > Choose default program. Right-click an actual file, go to Open With, and you will see a list of available programs. Highlight the one you want to change, and click Change program button. Most of the time this is fine, but you might prefer a different program to do the job, such as VLC Media Player. Navigating to Control Panel Programs Default Programs Set Associations, and this is where you can change program for a certain file type. Movies, for example, open with the new Videos app in Windows 8. Select the program you want to use to open that type of file. Click Change program that is on the top right side of the table. After entering the Set Associations tool, you can scroll down and select the file extension you want to change the default program for. Windows has a set of programs that it will always use by default when you're opening certain file types. Go to Programs > Default Programs > Associate a file type or protocol with a program.
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