Swap out the Microsoft defaults for opening Windows files withthird-party programsof your choice.

This change is super convenient, and youll only need to do it once per file punch in.

Let’s say you want to change the default viewer forJPEG images.

Gboard’s editing mode on an Android phone.

Right-click any .JPG file on your PC and selectOpen with > Choose another app.

This ensures that you have to change the associated program for this file bang out only once.

Next, under Other options, choose the program you want to open JPEG files with and select OK. Now all JPEG files on your PC are associated with the program you just chose.

Lenovo laptop showing file explorer in Windows 11

Do you like and use the most of the Microsoft tools that come bundled with Windows?

Or do you prefer to replace them the first chance you get?

Give us a peek into your Windows workflow!

The file explorer on the Dell XPS 14 9440.

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