So, what's up with associations changing? Seems soooo rude. Windows, PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE MY ASSOCIATIONS.....

Yes, this is a crucial matter. We need to be able to save the exact position of icons within a folder. Say, one folder in particular.

For instance, suppose C:\1.

We can set up an entire...

Well, anyone interested should have a look. Very useful for solving the problem.

Hopefully Microsoft will take notice as well.

All here, please see the following. Has been a major lifesaver for me to solve the default programs fiasco, at least for now:

SetUserFTA: UserChoice Hash defeated the kolbicz blog

Phew! If...

Can anyone here please provide the entire address in Settings to get to "Usage details"?

I would like to create a shortcut on my desktop to instantly open that window.

Here is the shortcut...

After searching and experimenting like crazy, I finally found one solution that seems to work. 97% of the Windows program associations problem solved!

Christoph Kolbicz is the wizard.
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Did as suggested. Saved entire registry branch:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ApplicationAssociationToasts

Rebooted computer.

Instantly see what I'd earlier...

Suppose instead of the default reg settings for, say, pdf files, one wants a reg file to set up a custom program handler.

For instance, Sumatra. One would like Sumatra to handle pdf files. When...