 Hello everybody! This video is about how to recover file associations in Windows 10. File associations suggest comparing the file type to the program which will execute this file. Due to Windows errors in all failures, such associations may be disrupted, and as a result, desktop shortcuts stop working, programs won't start, photographs are opened with paint, Microsoft Word documents are opened with Notepad, and so on. There are several ways to recover file associations in Windows 10. The first method is like this. For example, if Windows 10 opens all jpeg files with paint. To set an association, right-click on the jpeg file and find the line open with. There you can select standard programs to open this file. Search for applications in the online store, or choose another application to use with this file. For example, click Choose another app or more apps and find the program you need. You can also enable the function Always use this app to open this type of files. If there is no suitable program in the list, click Look for another app on this PC. And select manual of the program you need from the list of all programs installed. To do it, go to the folder containing, for example, the application Earphone View. Click on the XF file and choose Open. After that, this file will be opened with Earphone View. The second method is to set manually the applications for every file type. To do it, go to the Control Panel, find Default Programs, and then associate a file type or protocol with a program. Click on the necessary file type, for example, Dock files, and see what program opens them. In my case, it is notepad. If you want to change this program, or select an application for an unknown file type, click on Change Program and choose the program you need. That is Microsoft Word, just as you did in the first method. Click OK and wait for the process to finish. After that, the selected application will always open this file type automatically. The third method is about resetting associations to default. To do it, go to Settings, System, Default Apps, and click Reset in the section Reset to the Microsoft Recommending Defaults. When you do it, all associations will be reset to the condition after the installation of the operating system. All these methods are good when you deal with ordinary file types, images, documents, or videos, etc. To recover associations for shortcuts and exam files in Windows 10, you need to use the registry editor. However, to save you the trouble of entering manual of the corresponding values into the registry, you can also use ready-made rag files. There is a link to download these files in the description for this video. After downloading, start them or right-click on them and click Merge. Click Load, then Yes. To agree to the safety warning, close the registry editor and restart the computer. As a result, associations for XA and LNK files should start working just as they did before. If you have activated automatic creation of system restore points before, then you could correct the error of file associations much quicker by using these restore points. You can learn more about restore points in Windows 10 by watching my previous video. If you liked this video, click the Like button below and subscribe to our channel to see more. Thank you for your attention and good luck.