![]() In the next steps, we will be importing the file i.e. This will export your File Association settings as a “ DefaultAppAssociations.xml” named file. Wait for a while as the DISM scan may take some time. dism /online /Export-DefaultAppAssociations:"%UserProfile%\Desktop\DefaultAppAssociations.xml" Copy and paste this command on Command Prompt interface and hit Enter. When you see ‘ Command Prompt‘ has appeared on the elevated search result, right-click on it and then click on “ Run as administrator“.Ģ. ![]() Press the Windows key and start to type “ cmd“.Ģ. You can recover the File Association Type by running some command in the Command Prompt window. If the error is still there then go for the next fix.įix-3 Reset File Association Type from Command Prompt Once you have done that, you have to reboot your computer.Ĭheck if you can change the file association type or not. Now, right-click on the particular file type (extension) you are facing problem with, and click on “ Delete“. You are going to follow this path- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExtsĤ. First, press Windows key R together and type “ regedit” and hit Enter.Ģ. Follow these steps to delete the registry keys-ġ. Case 2 – For Windows 11ġ – Search Default Apps in Windows search.įix-2 Delete particular Registry key for a particular file typeĭeleting a particular registry key for a particular file type can solve the problem with File Type Associationerror. Then, on the right pane select “ Reset” under “ Reset to the Microsoft recommended defaults” option.Ĭheck if the File Type Association error is still there. ![]() Now, on the left pane click on “ Default apps“.Ĥ. Then click on “ Apps” of the Windows Settings window.ģ. Press Windows key and type “ Settings” and hit Enter.Ģ. Follow these steps to reset all files to Windows default-ġ. ![]() ![]() Resetting all file types to Microsoft defaults can solve this problem as all the file types will be automatically associated with their default application type.
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