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GeoffreyBunting
Nov 17, 2021Copper Contributor
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...
Stefan_Blom
Nov 18, 2021MVP
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?
GeoffreyBunting
Nov 18, 2021Copper Contributor
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.
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.