Default apps keep resetting back to Windows defaults after updates
Windows updates sometimes reset your default apps to push you toward Microsoft apps. This is frustrating but fixable. You can set your defaults so they stick through updates, and there's a setting that can prevent Windows from resetting them automatically.
Windows is resetting your default apps because a system setting lets it change them automatically, or the update process itself resets them. We'll set your defaults the right way and change a setting so Windows stops trying to override them.
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Skip — I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Only setting the browser in the main Default apps screen but not in the file type section. You need both.
- Giving up and just accepting that Windows will reset them. Turning off suggestions actually works.
Signs you need professional help
- If you've set the defaults, turned off suggestions, and they're still resetting after every update, get in touch. There might be a deeper issue with your system.
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