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How can I open a file as read-only from Windows Explorer?

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Mar 15, 202691412 views
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Is there an easy way to open a file as read-only from Windows Explorer? My inmediate interest is in a Microsoft Access file. I am doing some sanity checks in old MS Access databases and I see that their date is automatically updated when I open them. I don't like this, since it will look like all t…

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I had the same problem on Windows 7. The above answer doesn't work for Windows 7 because the interface for file associations has changed. The good news is that Open as Read-Only is now a simpler process. SHIFT + Right-Click or hit F10 -> click Open …

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