Change default applications in Windows 10

  1. Click the start menu
  2. Click Settings
  3. Click Apps
  4. Click Default Apps
  5. To change default email:
    1. Click on the current default application for email (ex. Mail):

      Screenshot of default email application.
       
    2. Choose your preferred mail application:

      Screenshot of applications to choose from for your default mail app.
       
  6. To change default browser:
    1. Click on the current default web browser (ex. Microsoft Edge):

      Screenshot of default browser application.
       
    2. Choose preferred browser:

      Screenshot of applications to choose from for your default browser.
       
  7. To change the default application for PDFs to adobe:
    1. Click on Choose default apps by file type:
    2. Search for .pdf
    3. Click on current default:

      Screenshot of default application for PDF files.
       
    4. Choose Adobe Acrobat:

      Screenshot of applications to choose from for your default PDF application.

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Article ID: 54632
Created
Wed 5/30/18 10:03 AM
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Wed 4/12/23 1:20 PM