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Word refusing to be default app for docx
I'm having some issue with Word that are affecting my workflow. Every time I open a document, I'm told that Word isn't my default app and documents don't show the Word icon - instead a default wh...
Issues related to file associations are reported from time to time. Often, they are difficult to fix. 😞
If you double-click the "generic" icon, do you see an error message?
- No. The file opens in Word 2019 fine, then tells me Word isn't the default app. The only error I get is when I try to open recent files from my taskbar.
So I can open the files. It's not a catastrophic error, just a productivity issue of adding a few more steps to opening recent documents.
