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
    2024-05-02T08:05:38+00:00

    Worked great, many thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T12:16:47+00:00

    I had to kill all msEdge.exe instances from the Task Manager, and it finally let me. Using Edge 124.02478.67 64-bit.

    Thank you it worked !!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T12:31:59+00:00

    Thank you for this response!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T13:18:11+00:00

    This worked for me. Using Foxit Reader.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-05-02T14:55:04+00:00

    Thank you! That did the trick! Even though I didn´t have any Edge window open I could find some Edge processes in Task Manager. After killing them I was able to change the default application for PDF. Before killing them changing the default app had no effect: it immediately turned back to Edge.

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