Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...

Every file that we have saved on our computers has a particular extension. The file extension is added at the end of the filename followed by a dot (.). It tells the operating systems about the ...

If you cannot associate a file extension to an application in Windows 11/10, and see an error message The program you selected cannot be associated with this file ...

When you open certain file types in Windows 7 or Vista, such as an Outlook email attachment, Windows displays a warning message about opening a file from an untrusted source. If you trust the sender ...

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 ...

How to add a new file type to the Microsoft Windows 10 Context Menu Your email has been sent You can add a new file type to the New item section of the Windows 10 Context Menu, but you will have to ...

The latest issues of the MDJ explore a continuing controversy with Mac OS X. While not a new controversy, a new feature in Mac OS X 10.1 brings it to the foreground again. The articles are too long to ...

Have you ever tried to open a file in Windows 11, only for the completely wrong application to fire up and start loading it? That’s pretty frustrating, right? Well fortunately, there’s a cool little ...