These are relatively few though, as every time a proprietary file type comes along, a third party application is configured to allow free access. You may see some file types that don’t have alternatives, this is normal because many program developers also create proprietary file types that can only be opened with that program. This only works with files and not with folders, drives or executables but can be useful if you want to apply a special effect to an image or want to test something in a different program without changing the program you usually use to work with that file.

If the app you want isn’t show, select Choose another app and choose it from the new window that appears.Right-click on a file and select Open with… and choose an option from the slide menu that appears.This is useful for trying out a program before setting it as your go-to app. If you have a file type that you would occasionally like to open with a particular program but don’t want to set it as default, you can do that too. Opening File Types Temporarily with a Program in Windows 10

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