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Right-click the Start button (or hit the WIN+X hotkey) and choose Settings. Select Apps from the list. Choose Default apps on the left. Scroll down a little and click or tap the Choose default apps by file type link. Locate the file extension you want to change the default program for.

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Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

  1. On accessing which file type are you getting the above error message?
  2. What are the troubleshooting methods performed to resolve the issue?
  3. Did you check if the issue persists on assigning a default program/application to open the file type?
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A default program is the program that Windows uses when you open a particular type of file, such as a music file, an image, or a webpage. For example, if you have more than one web browser installed on your computer, you can choose one of them to be the default browser.

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You may be facing the above issue due to unassigned program or application to open that particular file type on the computer. Assigning the default program or application for the file types will help in ease of accessibility on launching the file.

Assign a default program to open the file type from Settings page by following the steps below:

  1. Press Windows logo key on the keyboard, type Default programs and select the top most search result.
  2. Scroll the page down and click on Choose default apps by file type from the window.
  3. Locate the file format from the window, click on the file and choose an application from Choose an App window as default file opener.
  4. Close the window and check if you are able to open the file type in the set default application.

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