Question: How Do I Create an Association in the Default Programs Control Panel in Windows 10?
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Search for Default Programs by using Cortana on your taskbar. Click the Set your default programs option. Choose your desired program and then click the Choose defaults for this program option. Click the Save button once you are prompted to Set Program Associations.

How do I set an association in default app settings?

How to set default apps on Windows 10 using Control Panel

  1. Open Settings.
  2. Click on System.
  3. Click on Default apps.
  4. Click on Set defaults by app.
  5. Control Panel will open on Set Default Programs.
  6. On the left, select the app you want to set as default.

How do I create an association in the default programs control panel for email in Windows 10?

Choose Programs > Make a file type always open in a specific program. If you don’t see Programs, choose Default Programs > Associate a file type or protocol with a program. In the Set Associations tool, select the file type you want to change the program for, then choose Change program.

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