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Changing file formats in Windows 11 can be done via File Explorer for quick swaps. Command Prompt offers a trickier method to alter file extensions, but it must be done carefully. Compatible apps like ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows XP, the operating system will automatically open the file using a program that has been is associated with the file's extension. It is possible, though, to ...

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 ...