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On my new W10 machine, I downloaded SumatraPDF which I always used on my old W7 machine to view PDFs. The .exe file is sitting in the folder C:\Program Files\SumatraPDF
In Settings > Default Apps > Choose Default Apps by file type, the options for pdf files are Edge, Firefox or Look for an app in the Microsoft Store.
How do I get pdf files to open automatically using SumatraPDF ?
Thanks.
Windows 10 Home 22H2, Acer Aspire TC-1660 desktop + LibreOffice, non-techie
Thanks! Problem solved.
Windows 10 Home 22H2, Acer Aspire TC-1660 desktop + LibreOffice, non-techie
It begs the question, why isn’t the option “Look for another app on this PC” available on the Settings > Default Apps > “Choose Default Apps by file type” screen? Sigh.
Windows 10 Home 22H2, Acer Aspire TC-1660 desktop + LibreOffice, non-techie
An excellent question samak. You shouldn’t have to spend time searching through that documentation to find the way to make your program default. I’m willing to bet you did not have to do that with Win 7.
Edit: And you shouldn’t have to install Windows 11 to make your program default either!
It begs the question, why isn’t the option “Look for another app on this PC” available on the Settings > Default Apps > “Choose Default Apps by file type” screen? Sigh.
Right click on the file – open with – choose another app… and set that app as default.
An easy way to make Sumatra default viewer is to simply right click a PDF > Properties, or select a PDF and click then the Properties tab in the Ribbon, or press the Alt + Enter keys.
Click the Change tab in the opening dialog box, then select SumatraPDF (or other of a user’s choice), then OK > OK.
You can use this method for other programs that are wanted to be default viewers/editors/processors/etc.
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