Why Does Windows 10 Keep Resetting My Default Apps?
Contents Actually, Updates Are Not the Only Reason Why Windows 10 Resets Your Default Apps. When No File Association Has Been Set by the User, or When an App...
Actually, updates are not the only reason why Windows 10 resets your default apps. When no file association has been set by the user, or when an app corrupts the UserChoice Registry key while setting associations, it causes file associations to be reset back to their Windows 10 defaults.
How do I keep Windows 10 from changing my default apps?
Stop App Defaults Resetting
Download and run the app. Right off the bat, you’ll notice that it supports only a few select apps and they’re all stock Windows 10 apps. To stop Windows 10 app defaults resetting , click an app. A stop symbol will appear on it to indicate that the default is locked.
How do I stop Windows 10 from resetting my default browser?
Open Settings by pressing the Windows key + I combination. In Settings, click on Apps. Select the Default apps option on the left pane and scroll to the Web browser section.
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