png files checkbox.This howto explains how to change the default program to open all files with a given extension on Linux Mint, Ubuntu, Debian, and most Linux distributions.

Select the Always use this app to open.Select the app with which you want to open this file type.Then, select Open with → Choose another app. Right-click a file of the type whose association you want to change.If you want to avoid the Windows 11 settings menu, you can change a file type's file association while opening a file of that type. Now, when you double-click a file of that type, it will open in that app. Then, click OK.Īfter you click OK, the new default app you chose will appear beneath your file type. In the menu that appears, select your new default app.(The button shows the file type's current default app.) Click the button that appears under the file type's name.

In the search box that appears, enter the file type whose file association you want to change.

Scroll down to Related settings and select Choose defaults by file type.

From the left sidebar menu, select Apps.

Open the Start menu and select Settings.

The Default apps selection tool is available in Windows 11 settings.

Right-clicking an individual file and selecting Choose another app.

Using Default apps in Windows 11 settings.

There are two primary ways to change default apps in Windows 11: For example, if you associate PNG files with Microsoft Paint, they will automatically open in Paint instead of Photos. If you want a file type to open in a different app, you can select a new default app for that file type. PNG file in Windows 11, Microsoft Photos automatically opens the image because Photos is the default app associated with PNG files. Windows 11 has a feature called default apps that determines which app opens a file type by default.

Set default programs for opening files