How to change how a download file opens

 · Chosen solution. Options/Applications you should be able to change what to do with this file type. More about where to find Option window. Startup, home page, tabs, and download settings. Read this answer in context 👍 0.  · How to change default download opening program from notepad to ppt. I am taking an online class for school and the lectures are located in powerpoint links that download when i click them. When I first opened them I got the "windows cannot open the file" notification and i realized it is because i do not have powerpoint. So, for whatever reason.  · In the Info window for your file, click to open the Open With subcategory. From here, you can select a new application to open files with the same file type. Select an alternative app from the menu, then press the Change All button to apply the change to all files with the same file type.

When you choose open in the download page, the file will be saved in the temporary folder. Please try to open it in temporary folder for test and tell us the result after you checking. You could click "Tools" "Internet Options" "General" tab "Browsing History" column "Settings" "View Objects". Then you will see the temporary file path. The easiest way to change a file's extension is to save the file as a different file type from within a software program. Changing the file extension in the file name won't change the file type, but will cause the computer to misidentify the file. In Windows and Mac OS X, file extensions are often hidden. Windows will display a long list of known file types in the next menu. To change any of these, click on the known option for that type and select from the list that appears in the Choose an app menu. If there isn't an existing default app applied, click Choose a default and select an option. For file types that have no known software installed, click Look for an app in the Microsoft Store.

Choose one of the available apps to open the file for one time with that app. Select “Search the Store” to open Windows Store and search relevant apps to open the file. Click “Choose another app” and choose another app that is not showing in the list. You can use the app for one time and set it as a default app. Right-click a file of the type that you wish to change the default app for. Select Open with from the resulting menu. You will see the app or list of apps that your operating system recommends for the file. Next to Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Chrome, click the toggle switch to set to the On or Off position. Chrome downloads a PDF when the toggle switch is set to On and displays a PDF in the browser when set to Off.