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Brass Contributor

Mar 18, 2020

.ics files open in Calendar App instead of Microsoft Office Outlook

I did a Microsoft Office repair last week. Now when I click on a .ics file, It opens up in the Windows 10 Calendar App instead of Microsoft Outlook. When I went to change the default settings, I didn...

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mytquinnc

Copper Contributor

Nov 16, 2020

B_Van_Spanje

Hi mate, was also headbutting the keyboard on this until...

Type default apps into search bar

Bottom left should be set default by apps

Find Calendar, click manage.

Change to Outlook on the .ics option.

Your welcome 😄

GlynnNorgan

Copper Contributor

Feb 12, 2022

This worked, thanks!

Rman2022
Copper Contributor
Mar 24, 2022
Experiencing this issue after a recent update (last 3-4 wks, but haven't pinned down which one). Mail client was suddenly active instead of outlook desktop client for MS365. Tried the default apps - BUT when entering the .ics file extension - outlook is NOT listed as an option for .ICS file extensions, just MS mail. When i try choosing an alternate application then select Outlook.exe - i get the warning message that this application does not support the .ics file extension.
Only workaround so far is the drag & drop method after saving the .ics file to my pc.