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> From: A Computer User
> Sent: February 05, 2008
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: How do I revert an Open As setting?
>
> Leo,
> I chose a file to always in Notepad, by right clicking and choosing the
> "Open With" option and had the "Always use the selected program to open
> this kind of file". How do you undo this choice and restore it back to
> its default option? As I no longer want notepad to open this type of
> file.

Just repeat the process, but this time choose the program you would rather
have open that file. (There's no way to "revert" ... the previous setting,
whatever it might have been, is not remembered.)

--
Thanks for asking,

Leo Notenboom

Article 12215 | Category: Windows

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