Windows only: Tiny, portable utility Default Programs Editor makes short work of changing file associations, autoplay settings, and can even change the icon associated with a file type. Once you've ...

Windows sets Notepad as the default program for opening text files. Although you can use Notepad to create basic documents that don't require formatting, Wordpad lets you add images, customized text, ...

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