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Copper Contributor

Aug 17, 2019

Present PDF files from opening in Edge Developmental Version

How do I keep the new version of Edge opening PDF files as soon as I click on them instead of having them open in Acrobat? I have a couple of reads I'd rather have this done and I've always done it i...

MVP

Aug 18, 2019

Here you go, I'm on Windows 10 latest version. type the title of this Window (Choose default apps by file type) in the Windows' search and it will take you there.

MSRadell
Copper Contributor
Aug 18, 2019
HotCakeX as I said in my original post I already have my default for PDF files set to Acrobat Reader (screen clip is attached). That's the 1st thing I tried. I believe this has to be a setting somewhere in the new version of the Edge browser working make a change but I certainly haven't been able to find it.
- HotCakeX
  MVP
  Aug 18, 2019
  In that case try changing it to the old Edge, open a PDF from a folder, do the same for Edge insider and Adobe reader and see what happens. if it didn't help then try uninstalling/reinstalling the Edge. you can test it on Canary too.
  - MSRadell
    Copper Contributor
    Aug 18, 2019
    HotCakeX
    I thought I had tried everything that you mentioned but I went back thru and try to roll again including the reinstallation and the same thing still happens. Even when I sent the default reader to Google Chrome, or the Original Edge they still open in the developmental version of Edge.
    
    Probably just typical Microsoft thought process that they know better than the customers do!