
Click the link labelled “Associate a file type or protocol with a program”, and wait for a couple of seconds to load all file types. Open Control Panel (icon view) and select “Default Programs”. Click this link to browse to the program that you want to set as the default PDF reader, and choose the “Open” button to set it as the default.Ĭhange the Default by Using Default Programs in Control Panel Click “More apps”, select an app or scroll down to see “Look for another app in this PC” link. If the default app is not listed in this window, then you can select a different program located in your PC. From this window, choose the default PDF reader of your choice.

Or you can also select the “Always use this app” link to make it permanent. Right-click on a file and choose “Open with > Choose another app”.Ī pop-up will appear that will let you choose a program for just one time. Open File Explorer and navigate to a folder containing your PDF file. He want's Acrobat to be the default for opening PDF files. My manager had Acrobat X Pro on his Surface Pro 2, so I removed the trial version of XI Pro yesterday and moved his X Pro over to the Surface Pro 3. Change the Default by Using Open With in File Explorer The Surface Pro has Adobe Reader XI (11.0.10) installed and the previous user installed a trial of Acrobat Pro XI.
