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Old December 26th 15, 05:58 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default File Associations Changing

I am having problems with file associations. I set an app to be used
with .pdf as an example. It eventually changes to Windows Edge with no
input from me. This has also happened with other file types, such as
..jpg. I then change it back and it may stay for some time before
changing again. I suspect this may be happening with Windows update,
but don't know for sure. Does anyone know how to lock these file
associations so they do not change?
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Old December 26th 15, 07:30 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default File Associations Changing

On 12/27/2015 12:58 AM, Shoe wrote:
I am having problems with file associations. I set an app to be used
with .pdf as an example. It eventually changes to Windows Edge with no
input from me. This has also happened with other file types, such as
.jpg. I then change it back and it may stay for some time before
changing again. I suspect this may be happening with Windows update,
but don't know for sure. Does anyone know how to lock these file
associations so they do not change?


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Old December 26th 15, 07:35 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Ed Mullen[_2_]
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Default File Associations Changing

Shoe wrote on 12/26/2015 11:58 AM:
I am having problems with file associations. I set an app to be used
with .pdf as an example. It eventually changes to Windows Edge with no
input from me. This has also happened with other file types, such as
.jpg. I then change it back and it may stay for some time before
changing again. I suspect this may be happening with Windows update,
but don't know for sure. Does anyone know how to lock these file
associations so they do not change?


I do not know of any way to "lock" these prefs. However, if it's just a
few file types you could export the registry keys and if it happens
again it's easy to use the registry files to reset the associations back
to where you want them.

Start - enter "regedit" (no quotes) - open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Find the
desired file extension (e.g. .pdf), right-click, choose export, name the
file and save it where you like.

If the association later gets stolen just double-click that file and
merge it back into the registry. You need to log off, log on, or
restart for the change to be in effect.

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Old December 26th 15, 07:45 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Ed Mullen[_2_]
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Default File Associations Changing

Ed Mullen wrote on 12/26/2015 1:35 PM:
Shoe wrote on 12/26/2015 11:58 AM:
I am having problems with file associations. I set an app to be used
with .pdf as an example. It eventually changes to Windows Edge with no
input from me. This has also happened with other file types, such as
.jpg. I then change it back and it may stay for some time before
changing again. I suspect this may be happening with Windows update,
but don't know for sure. Does anyone know how to lock these file
associations so they do not change?


I do not know of any way to "lock" these prefs. However, if it's just a
few file types you could export the registry keys and if it happens
again it's easy to use the registry files to reset the associations back
to where you want them.

Start - enter "regedit" (no quotes) - open HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Find the
desired file extension (e.g. .pdf), right-click, choose export, name the
file and save it where you like.

If the association later gets stolen just double-click that file and
merge it back into the registry. You need to log off, log on, or
restart for the change to be in effect.


Actually, I found this article that is an easier way:

http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/8744-default-app-associations-export-import-new-users-windows.html

It describes how to export and import ALL associations.

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Old December 26th 15, 07:54 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
lew
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Default File Associations Changing

On 2015-12-26, Shoe wrote:
I am having problems with file associations. I set an app to be used
with .pdf as an example. It eventually changes to Windows Edge with no
input from me. This has also happened with other file types, such as
.jpg. I then change it back and it may stay for some time before
changing again. I suspect this may be happening with Windows update,
but don't know for sure. Does anyone know how to lock these file
associations so they do not change?


You have to go to the do the "default by type" settings AGAIN. This
also happened to me as my .pdf was RESET by the 1511 update to
use edge.

At least the update didn't change my default to use TBird but I
think that the browser got reset but not sure. I did a flashplayer
"update" from Adobe(?) & had to reset/refresh FF to get rid of an
unwanted toolbar placed by FF plugin, mediaconverter which may
have done the damage with installing "ask" & chrome even when I
selected NO & mediaconverter may have installed the Palikan virus.

Finally got rid of Palikan but an entry in autorun still remain even
tho unchecked & the directory deleted. Got rid of Chromium also
which was installed as default browser.
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Old December 26th 15, 11:11 PM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
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Default File Associations Changing

Shoe wrote on 2015/12/26:

I am having problems with file associations. I set an app to be used
with .pdf as an example. It eventually changes to Windows Edge with no
input from me. This has also happened with other file types, such as
.jpg. I then change it back and it may stay for some time before
changing again. I suspect this may be happening with Windows update,
but don't know for sure. Does anyone know how to lock these file
associations so they do not change?


WinPatrol will detect when there have been changes in filetype
associations. Although their site claims WinPatrol will lockdown the
filetype association, actually what it does is monitor for the changes
and offer you to undo them (revert to the prior association). The free
version does not include an on-access (real-time) scanner but will poll
for changes. To make sure you remember what you did when WinPatrol pops
up an alert about a change, set all monitors down to 1 minute poll
intervals (zero turns them off). That way, you should remember what you
did a minute ago that might've changed the filetype associations.
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Old December 27th 15, 01:49 AM posted to alt.comp.os.windows-10
Paul
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Default File Associations Changing

Shoe wrote:
I am having problems with file associations. I set an app to be used
with .pdf as an example. It eventually changes to Windows Edge with no
input from me. This has also happened with other file types, such as
.jpg. I then change it back and it may stay for some time before
changing again. I suspect this may be happening with Windows update,
but don't know for sure. Does anyone know how to lock these file
associations so they do not change?


Every time the OS does a "Service Pack", like
the 10586 install recently, some of the
system applications will be reinstalled.

Say, for example, Microsoft Edge has a PDF
preview capability. Or, that the system has
a PDF preview application. Then, during the
reinstall, their default file association
could be applied to your system.

I've noticed certain of my other preferences
are overridden - my "time until screen saver
cuts in" keeps changing back to the default
(short) value. And that's caused by the
OS reinstalling my video driver over and
over again.

Windows 10 isn't very good about recognizing
user customization, and keeping it.

Paul
 




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