Default applications are programs that Windows automatically uses to open certain types of files or functions. For example, when you double-click a word document, Windows opens it with your default application. In this guide, we'll tell you how to set up a default application in Windows 11.

Selecting and setting the default application

1. The first thing you need to do is open the Windows Settings. This can be done by clicking on the Start- menu.

2. Select the Settings icon, which resembles a wheel.

3. Select "Apps" from the menu on the left. In the Apps section, you will see several choices. Select "Default apps" to continue.

4. You can search for the default application, for example, by file type. When you search for .pdf you will get options of applications for this file type.

5. You can also search directly from the app. In the example in the picture, we want Google Chrome to be the default browser.