PSD files association with CC 2019 not working

Question

Since installing Photoshop CC, I cannot associate PSDs with Photoshop CC. I have tried everything mentioned on other threads.

List of things I have tried

"C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CC 2019\Photoshop.exe" "%1"

Copy the whole line.

Navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Applications\Photoshop.exe\shell\open\command

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Applications\Photoshop.exe\shell\edit\command

Then navigate to:

Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd\OpenWithList\

if the folder says Illustrator.exe, rename it to Photoshop.exe, and paste the new string in the default again.

FYI, I installed Photoshop CC 2019 while Photoshop CC2018 was still on my computer. The problem occurred after I uninstalled CC18.

See attached screenshots and errors.

alokg85393202 · Accepted Answer

Still didn't work. I even tried the Cleaner Tool.

Apparently, changing/ renaming .psd folder to .psd_old in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.psd worked.

As soon as I changed this, Default value data changed to Photoshop.Image.20. Before it was Photoshop.Image.19

I am still don't know why there is an Illustrator folder under .psd

JJMack · Answer

Have you tried using Windows Setting? Choose default apps bt File Type?

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