How Do I Change the Default Program to Open Exe Files in Windows 7?
Contents How Do I Change the Default Program for Exe Files? Open the Control Panel (All Items View) and Click on the Default Programs Icon. Click on the Set...
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How do I change the default program for EXE files?
Open the Control Panel (All Items view) and click on the Default Programs icon. Click on the Set your default programs link. In the left column, select (highlight) a listed program that you want to change it’s default file associations for.
How do I run EXE files on Windows 7?
To do this, follow these steps.
- Click the Startbutton and type regedit in the Search box.
- Right-click Regedit.exe in the returned list and click Run as administrator.
- Browse to the following registry key: …
- With .exe selected, right-click (Default) and click Modify…
- Change the Value data: to exefile.
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