How do I stop Edge from opening PDF files?

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All of a sudden whenever I try to open a pdf file by double clicking on it in File Explorer it’s opened in Edge rather than Acrobat Reader DC. I am unable to stop Edge doing this. I have set file associations in Settings to Acrobat Reader but still they open in Edge. This is annoying as I never use Edge and smacks of another example of Microsoft forcing people to use their software when we prefer using something else. Can anyone offer any advice?

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Nigel

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Adobe’s instructions on how to reset pdf to open in Acrobat.

How to change your default PDF viewer.

Note: step 2 under the Microsoft Edge instructions is completely wrong! Skip it and go to step 3 instead.

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WSnjl100

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alejr wrote:

Note: step 2 under the Microsoft Edge instructions is completely wrong! Skip it and go to step 3 instead.

The instructions are correct (but not if you skip Step 2).

Windows 11 Pro version 22H2 build 22621.1483 + Microsoft 365 + Edge

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Maybe should’ve worded that a bit differently.

Step 2 is totally redundant because, after performing step 1, you get this menu.

And the “Open with” item is exactly where step 3 indicates it’ll be (in the first section of the new dialog box) and you can change the default program after selecting it.

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alejr wrote:

And, as you can see, there is no “Opens with” item anywhere on the visible tab (nor on any of the other tabs!)

It’s right there on the third line below the tabs in your screenshot, in the first section below the filename.

alejr wrote:

However, after following step 1 (right-click a PDF file thumbnail), I see this.
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And the “Open with” item is exactly where step 3 indicates it’ll be (in the first section of the new dialog box!)

But no Change button there, so Step 3 is incorrect without Step 2.

Windows 11 Pro version 22H2 build 22621.1483 + Microsoft 365 + Edge

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WSnjl100 wrote:

All of a sudden whenever I try to open a pdf file by double clicking on it in File Explorer it’s opened in Edge rather than Acrobat Reader DC.

Just set Acrobat as default PDF app (I use Portable Sumatra PDF as default)

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Thanks Alex,

I had done that but Edge kept overriding it. Doing it through the right click menu though as suggested by alejr seems to have fixed it.

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Alex5723

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Thank You

 

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WSnjl100 wrote:

I had done that but Edge kept overriding it

I don’t believe Edge is overriding default settings.
My PDF default app stays unchanged after using Edge.

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