Every file on your hard drive (.jpeg, .html, and the like) can be associated with a compatible program, which will open that file format by default. Some applications will change a format’s default ...

One of the more frustrating things I experience in daily usage of my Mac is opening a file that launches an unexpected application, which can sometimes result in a failure to open the file. Joe is a ...

Windows associates data files with applications so that the appropriate program launches automatically when the icon or name of the data file is clicked. For example, if a GIF image is associated with ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: With zero changes to my laptop, out of the blue of late, after opening several image files, all of which have ...

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Windows only: Tiny, portable utility Default Programs Editor makes short work of changing file associations, autoplay settings, and can even change the icon associated with a file type. Once you've ...

Group Policy enables businesses to control and configure computer and user settings in an Active Directory environment. Administrators can use Group Policy Management Console to make changes to ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows 8, Windows will automatically open that file using a program that has been associated with that file's extension. There may come a time, though, that you ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I’m getting the dreaded “Explorer.EXE, This file does not have an app associated with it for performing this ...

Here's the deal:<BR><BR>Since everyone here as recommended Media Player Classic, I decided to give it a spin. Its good, but I didnt feel like changing it.<BR><BR>However, since I recently had a string ...

(1) The relationship of one file to another based on the data it contains. (2) An established relationship between a file and the application used to open it. There are default file associations ...