How To Remove File Type Associations In Windows 11 - Unset A Default App For A File Type Extension
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- Опубликовано: 15 авг 2024
- How To Remove File Type Associations In Windows 11 - How To Unset A Default App For A File Type Extension In Windows 11
In this video, I will be showing you how to remove the default app that you have associated with a certain file type extension. Some file type extensions by default, don't have programmes or apps associated with them and therefore can not be opened or ran. During your troubleshooting to open or run that file, you may have associated it with a with a certain app such as Notepad for example. Now you don't like the fact that Notepad has been associated with that file type extension and would like to unset the default app for it so that the icon for that file type extension is blank white like it originally was.
Steps To Remove File Type Extension Associated Default App In Windows:
1. Left click on the Windows start icon on your taskbar
2. Click on the search box at the top of the start menu
3. Search for "File Explorer Options"
4. Click on File Explorer Options for the best match or Open to open your File Explorer Options
5. Click View
6. Uncheck mark the box for "Hide extensions for known file types"
7. Click Apply and then Ok
8. Right click on a blank area on your desktop
9. Hover over "New" and click "Text Document"
10. Rename the new text document on your desktop by deleting the file name including the .txt file type extension
11. Rename the file and add a random filename extension after the name such as .jak4
12. Hit Enter on your keyboard
13. Click Yes
14. Right click on the file that you want to remove the default app for
15. Click Properties
16. Click Change
17. Click Choose an app on your PC
18. Click the arrow next to Programmes (*.exe;*.pif;*.com;*bat;*cmd) at the bottom right hand corner of the "Open with..." window and select All Files (*.*)
19. Locate the file with the random file type extension that you created, and click on it to select it
20. Click Open
21. Click "Set default". You will now notice that your file now, no longer has a default app associated with it. It now has a blank white icon
22. You can now delete the file with the random file type extension
23. All that's left to do now is to open back up File Explorer Options, click View, and re-checkmark the box for Hide extensions for known file types.
Congratulations, you have successfully removed the default app for your chosen file type extension. The icon is now blank white, like it originally was.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & Context
1:07 - Remove The Default App For A File Type Extension
5:12 - Closing & Outro
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really straightforward and helpful like no other work around - I used the transcript only. Thanks so much!
Oh wow - this was clear and easy. I don't know what I pressed to change the default app in the first place! But so glad I found this vid - fixed it in no time. You speak really fast through the steps so had pause quite a bit along the way, but I got it! THANKS!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH! NOW I CAN CORRECTLY EMULATE MY WII GAMES! You're a lifesaver!!!!!!!!
This fixed a problem I was having that none of the other searches were fixing. Thanks for this work around.
Microsoft forgot to make unset association, that's ridiculous
Thanks for this explanation. I've looked everywhere for how to remove the file association, and what I usually find is how to change it to another app. This was clearly explained, immediately doable, safe and more importantly, it works! (I did this on Win 10 btw.)
Dudu tysm this is by far the easiats tutorial video ive seen in a while
Thanks man
Everyone I recommend to watch fully
Thanks Brother ... Awesome Trick
You're welcome Vivek!
Why isn’t here a select none option where you choose an app?
that's a good question... microsoft should add this function
Thank you. Bless your heart.
You're very welcome Ana!
Thank you!! So simple
Thanks for the information. It removed the file association but now I have a tiny blank page icon at the bottom right of my file. Anyway to remove it?
holy moly, thank you so much
Thank you! Great solution.
THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHH
Thanks for the video on how to get rid of a file association. This worked but, now I have a blank page icon on my files instead of the app picture that was there before. Anyway to get rid of the blank page icon on the lower right of my file icon?
Thanks! This worked but my problem persisted anyway. Opening Citrix Receiver in Chrome would download an ICA file instead of opening it even though Chrome was set to OPEN that file type. It would download it and associated it with Adobe Acrobat (until I removed that with your video) but afterwards it would download the unknown ICA still. I fixed that by clearing Chrome's cache and logging the user back in to Citrix once more. Now the unassociated ICA file type would open the Citrix client in the browser again!
can this work for win 10? do we have to use the same name for the fake extension? can i just use a simple abc.123?
edit: nvm it worked. thanks so much!!!! simplest answer i found. thank goodness i didnt download random apps nor delete the registry.
Yea but how do you delete the more options further down. I mistakenly clicked on a file to open pdf files, no problem later I clicked on the right app to open pdf but the first choice still shows up in open up with/more options. So far I have used the registry tutorials to no avail.It´s really not that important, but sure would like to know how to delete those (other options).Thanks for your tutorial.
Thank you! Saved my ETS 🎉
THANK YOU!
u r so smart bro thank u
Thank you ❤
Thanks 🙏
You're welcome Abel!
Thx bro
I'm 1:42 seconds in and i have hope for the first time in hours.
sad there's no official way to set program to open as "Pick an app" (as app's properties says), but at least something
i have opened 7z 00.2 file as 7z file manager and then it was blending with regular 7z files... after uninstalling 7z, windows still suggesting to open those .002 files as 7z file manager... but now it does not blend with regular 7z files. Thank you
This is not a solution