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B_Van_Spanje
Mar 18, 2020Brass Contributor
.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...
philbert68
Copper Contributor
This was happening to me. I am on Windows 10, Office 365. Outlook is set as my default email client but ics files were set to open with Calendar. Here is how I fixed it.
1. In the search box by the start button type DEFAULT.
2. Default Apps pops up above. Choose that.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the newly opened window and click "Choose default apps by file type".
4. Scroll down to .ics and change the default app to Outlook.
1. In the search box by the start button type DEFAULT.
2. Default Apps pops up above. Choose that.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the newly opened window and click "Choose default apps by file type".
4. Scroll down to .ics and change the default app to Outlook.
kcb_LB61
May 11, 2022Copper Contributor
I tried this repeatedly. It did not work for me. No change in behavior.