Windows Set File Associations Ignored?

[Zebryk]

Under Windows 10, opening jpg image files set to open with Irfan works fine.

After specifically adding this to the XY CFA (jpg; png>C:\Program Files (x86)\IrfanView\i_view32.exe) works fine as well.

My confusion is I would think that XY would use the Windows file associations by default unless over-ridden with the XY CFA.

Strangely, without the CFA enabled, XY pops a WINDOWS message asking reconfirmation to always use the highlighted app.
In my case, Irfan is selected, and, after selecting "Always use this App" opens via Irfan fine.
However, this does not stick, and the process repeats.

After carefully setting many file associations in Windows, I cannot believe it necessary to repeat/duplicate each the same in XY?

I must have done something wrong somewhere!

(Lastest Win 10 patches and XY versions installed.)

[highend]

Try to fix it with http://www.thewindowsclub.com/file-asso ... ows-10-8-7

If it doesn't work, shut the damn buggy Windows 10 default association questioning system off
by editing the group policy:
gpedit -> Local Computer Policy -> Computer configuration -> Administrative templates -> Windows Compononents -> File Explorer -> Do not show the 'new application installed' notification -> Enabled.

[fizzybiz]

shut the damn buggy Windows 10 default association questioning system off
by editing the group policy: gpedit -> Local Computer Policy -> Computer configuration -> Administrative templates -> Windows Compononents -> File Explorer -> Do not show the 'new application installed' notification -> Enabled.

I would like to report this post for being helpful. Found this via google, fixed the problem for me. Kind of bizarre though.

[Suspenderz]

Why would I have to use some third party software or modify Windows Group Policies to get this software to recognize and use Windows default file associations? The issue seems to be with Xyxplorer, since Windows launches files fine everywhere but in this software.

[TMProjection]

Why would I have to use some third party software or modify Windows Group Policies to get this software to recognize and use Windows default file associations? The issue seems to be with Xyxplorer, since Windows launches files fine everywhere but in this software.

gotta agree here to be honest

[RalphM]

As many XY users - including myself - never had any problem with this (I'm sure that otherwise there would have been a s**tstorm of posts about this), it is rather a result of a specific combination of Windows settings and XY so it is a probably not fair to just blame XY.

[vanzanten]

I'm a new user of XYplorer. I live the program, but the thing in this thread keeps bugging me. I can't XYplorer get to remember the right association for opening .jpg-files. I tried several hints on creating CFA's. I enabled the 'don't ask'thing in Group Policies. But I don't succeed XYplorer to remember the program it has to open the jpg with. Normally I use FastStone for jpg, but even when I try to let XYPlorer remember top open them with the old Windows Photo Viewer it forgets the association. I'm using XYP 21.80.0200

[highend]

Then show the CFA you're using...

[vanzanten]

What should I show? (sorry, I'm no pro....). I associated the jpg-files with Windows Photo Viewer. I did this in Windows Explorer, I did it in Xyplorer and I did it in the cfa-list in pc-settings (standard apps). The association works perfectly in Windows Explorer, but in Xyplorer I have to choose a default app EVERY time I open a jpg.

[highend]

I tried several hints on creating CFA's.

And because of that I wanted you to show me that CFA entry (which doesn't work on your system)...

For the default installation folder of FSViewer this could be:

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"FS Image Viewer" {:Image}>::run """C:\Program Files (x86)\FastStone Image Viewer\FSViewer.exe"" ""<curitem>""";

or instead of {:Image} just jpg if this should be used only for jpg files...

[vanzanten]

I'm really glad you want to help me, but I just can't provide the info you require. I removed Fast Stone, because I read about problems with 32 bit programs. I removed it thoroughly with Revo. Afterwards I associated the jpg-files again with Windows Photo Viewer. But I really don't know how I can show you that WPV is now associated with jpg.

[highend]

A CFA is a custom file association in XYplorer, not somewhere else...

Menu - Tools - Customize File Associations...

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"Windows Photo Viewer" {:Image}>::run """%SystemRoot%\System32\rundll32.exe"" ""%ProgramFiles%\Windows Photo Viewer\PhotoViewer.dll"", ImageView_Fullscreen <curitem>";

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[vanzanten]

Yes! It works! I was looking in the Windows folders and the registry. I didn't know I had to look in XYPlorer itself! I had of course read about scripts and tried some in "SCRIPTING - RUN SCRIPT", but with no succes. Now I typed your script in TOOLS - CFA and than NEW and it solved the issue! Thanks for your patience! I thought I knew lots of tricks in Windows, but this is totally new for me. Still wonder why I have to adjust XYplorer for a setting that's set in Windows itself, but anyhow: problem solved!

You're my hero of the day!

[Horst]

I'm really glad you want to help me, but I just can't provide the info you require. I removed Fast Stone, because I read about problems with 32 bit programs. I removed it thoroughly with Revo. Afterwards I associated the jpg-files again with Windows Photo Viewer. But I really don't know how I can show you that WPV is now associated with jpg.

FastStone FSViewer is a 32-bit program which runs perfect here under x64 Windows 10 and 11.
It works with the default Windows association from XY and other file managers.

[vanzanten]

FastStone FSViewer is a 32-bit program which runs perfect here under x64 Windows 10 and 11.
It works with the default Windows association from XY and other file managers.

Now I understand the idea of the scripts I'm going to install FastStone again!