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This article explains how to change the default application that Windows 10 launches when you open a file. This is useful for changing the default application that opens PDF files from Microsoft Edge to Adobe Reader.
- Press Windows key (on keyboard) or click on windows button on the screen (bottom left)
![Click on the Windows button on the screen](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=eaffd762-ecb9-4c20-9077-69b37ed7fe3f.png)
- Begin typing “Default App Settings”
![Type Default App Settings](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=5f61f6b9-e925-4882-8fb7-5d1dbf2a8d3b.png)
- Click on Choose default apps by file type
![Choose default apps by file type](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=a02d6b3b-c6f0-45ed-872e-f9e7e31787a8.png)
- Scroll down to the file type you’re looking for in the left-hand column
![Scroll down to the file type you want to edit](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=9c8df87a-badc-49ab-908c-84d12ecddfbb.png)
- Click the associated application tile on the right and then select the application that you would like these files to be opened with
![Select the program you'd like to use as the default](https://buffalostate.teamdynamix.com/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=743c63bc-259f-4b81-aa72-6a0275896322.png)