Set Associations for this Program?

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  do you mean that you can't tick a box (and you want to)?
  or, the box you want to tick is not presented?
  or, the program you want to associate with a filetype is not presented?

  you can dig into the usage of "ftype" and "assoc" - these are console utilities which still exist and can list out as well as create/modify file-type-associations.

  e.g.

  C:\Users\Don>assoc .txt
  .txt=txtfile

  C:\Users\Don>ftype txtfile
  txtfile=%SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

  C:\Users\Don>

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  • Edited by DonPick Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:22 PM
  • Proposed as answer by ZigZag3143x Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:49 PM

  Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:19 PM
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  Don,

  Checking the box has no effect period. I will try your suggestion.

  Renee

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  Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:24 PM
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  Assoc shows the association to be correct although it's not.

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  • Edited by Renee Culver Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:31 PM

  Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:31 PM
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  Here, Explorer clearly shows that .sln files are associated with notepad....

  Renee

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  Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:38 PM
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  Hey Renee, try this:

  • Start File Explorer and navigate to where you have a .sln file on disk.
  • Right-click a .sln file.
  • Choose Open With to expand the menu to the right.
  • Click Choose Default Program.
  • Check the Use this app for all .sln files box
  • Choose the Microsoft Visual Studio Version Selector or just Microsoft Visual Studio if you only have the one version instdalled.

   

  

  

   

   

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  • Proposed as answer by kelvin_hsu Friday, March 7, 2014 8:45 AM
  • Marked as answer by Renee Culver Friday, March 7, 2014 4:51 PM

  Thursday, March 6, 2014 11:31 PM
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  Hi，

  If the issue persists, please open the registry and navigate the following location:

  HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\

  And then find the .sln, check the "open with list" key.

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  • Marked as answer by Renee Culver Friday, March 7, 2014 4:51 PM

  Friday, March 7, 2014 8:46 AM
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  Thank both of you! It worked

  Renee

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  Friday, March 7, 2014 4:52 PM