BearPup sometimes wants to open a file in one program, and other times open it in another. He asked the Answer Line forum for an easy way to do this. Windows uses a file’s extension–the part of the ...

Mac OS X computers use a default application to open every file type based on its file extension. If you don't want to use the default application when opening a file, you can select "Open With" from ...

Microsoft’s new Windows 10 PowerToys Run feature offers you a quick way to find and launch programs, folders, files, and other items by typing their names. Here’s how PowerToys Run works. Windows ...

When using Windows 10, it can be very difficult to navigate through all your computer's folders, and annoying to have to search for a program every time you want to use it. This is when shortcuts can ...

Have you ever tried to open a file in Windows 11, only for the completely wrong application to fire up and start loading it? That’s pretty frustrating, right? Well fortunately, there’s a cool little ...

When you open files that have a particular file extension, Windows will look at its configuration to determine what the default program should be in order to work with these files. The default program ...

A .HAT file is used for different programs including games like Formula One racing, although it’s no longer actively used. But, if you do come across HAT files on your Windows device, here is how you ...

If you’re tired of having to jump through hoops to open files with sudo privileges in the GNOME File Manager, Jack Wallen has just the trick you need. Not all Linux file managers are created equal.

PDF or Portable Document Format is one of the universally accepted document formats. Still, if you prefer .rpt format, try the following suggestions to open .rpt file in Windows 11/10. Convert .rpt ...