Windows 10 - Change Default Applications
Sometimes when you click a link or try to open a document within Windows 10, the computer may not use your preferred program. The solution to this problem is outlined below. From the Default App Settings page, you can change things such as your default web browser as well as the program that is used to open PDF's.
1.) Click on the "Start" button (Windows Icon) on the bottom left-hand corner of the screen and type in Default App Settings and press "Enter".



5. Select Choose default apps by file type. They will come up in alphabetical order and you will want to scroll down until you see .pdf. If Adobe is not selected as the default app, click on whit is listed and select Adobe Acrobat from the list.
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