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Default Apps - How to run the app that sets Windows 10 default apps?

When we want to run the disk manager from **command prompt **,(or /PowerShell) we do the following:

1-We press the Windows+R keys to open the Run Dialog; 2-We type diskmgmt.msc; 3-press the Enter key.

What is the name of the corresponding application the set default Windows 10 Applications? some "xyz.msc"

Some applications like the Opera browser, when configured, checks that the application is not the default browser and automatically changes it within Windows.

As I need to have multiple browsers, I would like to configure before opening the browser I need to open. Opera does automatic

Opera does this automatically, but other applications don't do this, so I have to follow a few steps, open some previous windows, to open this Windows application screen just to set the default application

I wouldn't want to keep this app open all the time

thanks in advance

(google translated)

Solution:

After Windows 10 moved from the classic Control Panel to the Immersive Control Panel, a lot of things changed. Even before, I don't think the Control Panel shortcuts were mscs. If I remember correctly, you used to open components using the control command in shortcuts, shells or the Run window.

Now, Windows uses URIs. The "Default Apps" one is ms-settings:defaultapps.

You can use explorer.exe ms-settings:defaultapps or start ms-settings:defaultapps to open it.

For "automatic" (well, it's more of a backend setting than automatic), you'll need to change Registry Keys if you want to set a different Browser without user intervention, as Mark suggested.

Bonus info (in case you'll need it). If you want to change the default app for documents, Windows uses "OpenWith". The way you can do that is OpenWith.exe <filename>.