Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Change Which Program Opens PDFS (can use this for other progams too)

Windows 10 has a new browser called Edge. Edge is the default program that will open PDFs for you. That is convenient and quick, but you might prefer using Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.

Here are some instructions for changing the default program.

http://www.howtogeek.com/237512/how-to-change-the-default-pdf-reader-in-windows-10/


Here are the highlights:

1. Right click on the PDF and choose Open with...
2. Click on "Choose another app"
3. Find Acrobat or Reader, BE SURE TO CLICK THE CHECKBOX "ALWAYS USE..."



Your screen may not look exactly like this, but the process will be similar.


Automatic Change of Default Printer -- Turn This Off

Windows 10 believes it is a good idea to change the default printer to whatever printer you used last. If you think like me, this is not a good idea.  Here is how to turn this feature off so that your default printer does not change automatically.

http://winaero.com/blog/how-to-stop-windows-10-from-changing-the-default-printer/


Here's the screen that has this setting. Note there is no "save" button.