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How can I force "Open With" in the context menu to skip directly to browsing for a program file

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Mar 15, 20263893 views
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When opening a file of an unknown type Win 7 will first offer to use the web service to search for a program. I find this screen useless and would like to skip it. After I select to use an installed program to open a file, Win 7 presents a list of installed programs which nine times out of ten does…

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Fix for: How can I force "Open With" in the context menu to skip directly to browsing for a program file

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Go to the following registry key in Windows registry (You can type in the start menu search bar to open it): Now right click anywhere in the right pane and create a new 32-bit DWORD value with the following parameters: Name: Value: Close the registr…

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