Why can I not change my default .pdf app to anything other than Microsoft Edge?

Anonymous
2024-04-29T11:48:46+00:00

I follow the steps (via Settings) and no change. I try to open Adobe Reader and it will not open on my PC. I see from a search that this is not a new issue and it's frustrating. This feels predatory and proprietary - forcing us to use Microsoft products. I'm thinking of stopping my personal subscription and moving to another option.

Microsoft Edge | Read PDFs | Windows 11

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T04:11:18+00:00

    Thank you for this! It worked for me. This is a very recent change apparently caused by a recent Edge update - I had it changed to another PDF editor for a long time, but suddenly just in the last day or 2 it started going back to Edge.

    So, should be good . . . . until the next Edge update?? 😖

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T04:37:46+00:00

    Thanks 83,

    I was really at wits end with this but killing Edge in the Task Manager did the trick.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T04:48:46+00:00

    This worked for me. Thank you!

    And yes, please stop with Microsoft's predatory practices. It only makes us shun you more.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T05:07:52+00:00

    THIS SHOULD BE MARKED AS THE ANSWER - AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. TWO SECONDS TO CHANGE DEAFULT APP AFTER KILLING EDGE IN TASK MANAGER.

    Because it's not the answer. Edge will eventually revert back to handling PDFs. We have observed this behavior in our environment. Is no one actually reading through this thread? An actual solution with a full explanation of the root cause and a source for the info is in one of the comments.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T06:55:06+00:00

    Same workd for me, thank you @disciple83, however, who knows for how long...

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