
Associate a file type or protocol with a program under Choose the program that Windows use by default in the Default Program.Type Default programs in the search bar on Windows 10.To open the XLS, DOC, XML or PPT file formats in Microsoft office as default program follow these steps below: I suggest you to open XLS, DOC, XML or PPT file formats in the latest Microsoft office application available. I can understand, how frustrating it can be, when things don’t work as expected. Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community. There are ways to continue using IE in Windows 10 but I don't know how to then pick it as a default for file types. In either case, click on the default's logo and select "Microsoft Edge" Alternatively it may show "+ Choose a default" If you've upgraded from Windows 7 to 10 it will probably already show "XML Editor" as the default. Part of that window if you get impatient - may not do anything but at least you feel useful :-) Be patient as could take a minute or so to populate (click on blank Half way down the resulting list it shows "Choose default apps by file type" Click on the Start icon (Microsoft Logo at bottom left of screen) (Instead of Antony Jose's sequence to get to Default Apps)

Please remember folk that in Windows 10 Internet explorer has been replaced by Microsoft Edge so they no longer offer Internet explorer as a selectable Default App. To me it's quite clear SkipBlackburn is asking "What do I set the default app to?" not "How do I set default apps"īlaxland John does offer the best solution I've seen. It's frustrating that Antony Jose of Microsoft did not answer the original question.
