Windows 8 Bible

Wrap-Up

Default programs are programs that start automatically when you open a document or use an Internet protocol such as e-mail or the web. When you have two or more programs that can open a document or use an Internet protocol, you can choose which one acts as the default. Choosing a default doesn’t preclude you from using other programs. The default just determines which program is used when you don’t specify otherwise. Windows 8 offers several methods of choosing default programs:

• To set the default for a file type on the fly, right-click a file’s icon and choose Open With Choose Default Program.
• To use some program other than the default for a document, right-click the icon, and choose Open With and the name of the program you want to use.
• The Program Defaults page in Control Panel provides ways of setting multiple default programs from a single page.
• The Set Your Default Programs option enables you to choose a program and specify the documents and protocols for which it should act as the default.
• The Associate A File Type Or Protocol With A Program option enables you to first choose a filename extension or protocol, and then choose the program that will be the default.
• The Change AutoPlay Settings option enables you to choose what happens when you insert a disc or connect a device.
• The Set Program Access And Computer Defaults option allows an administrator to control defaults ...