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graham.geary
graham.geary
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November 21, 2017
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Photoshop 2018 can't be set as default "open with" for any file type

  • November 21, 2017
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I installed CC 2018 yesterday. When I try to set Photoshop as default program to open JPG, PNG, etc., the program is not listed under Recommended Programs. When I choose Other Programs > Browse and navigate to PS 2018, select and hit open, nothing happens -- it's not added to the list of other programs.

If I go to Control Panel > Set Default Programs, NONE of the Adobe CC 2018 programs are available to select as default programs.

Please help!

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    Correct answer graham.geary

    This issue might have resolved itself: after dragging the problem file types into Photoshop to open them, eventually Windows learned to associate Photoshop 2018. For example after dragging JPGs into Photoshop a few times, all of a sudden Photoshop appeared as a possible default program for JPGs. I guess this issue is resolved for me, sort of? Do you get the same results if you drag files in a few times?

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    Ronald Keller
    Legend
    November 21, 2017

    What happens if you go to Control Panel > Default Prgrams > Associate a file type or protocol with a program and choose say PSD?

    cliffords10226705
    cliffords10226705
    Known Participant
    December 22, 2018

    The same thing happens the default won't change.

    mteetank
    mteetank
    Participant
    December 22, 2018

    Hello,

    it is of my experience that the problem root cause is that the psd file association must be reset in windows 10 before windows 10 has a clear path to the version of of PS in use. Once I reset the PSD file association as below, I was able to set windows 10 to default PS to any image file. Up to that point, I was unable to get anything to work.

    Locate any PSD file and complete the following: "Right Click on the PSD file and go to the bottom and click the "Always use this App to open psd file" box. Then find the Photoshop CC version you use and select it. Photoshop will open the file." I am of the opinion that this then gets Windows 10 file paths aligned. I would have used a registry fix if it would have come to that but in my case that was not needed. Good Luck!

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