{"id":930,"date":"2009-09-23T11:21:09","date_gmt":"2009-09-23T05:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=930"},"modified":"2021-05-31T00:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T18:30:12","slug":"default-programs-editor-file-association-editor-for-windows-7-and-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/default-programs-editor-file-association-editor-for-windows-7-and-vista\/","title":{"rendered":"Default Programs Editor &#8211; A Useful File Association Editor for Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Default Programs Editor is a very useful tool which helps you to edit file type associations, add or remove AutoPlay handlers and static context menu entries. In Windows, there is no built-in option provided to add or edit context menu entries and static verbs. Here is where the Default Programs Editor comes in handy. This program runs in Windows Vista through Windows 10.<\/p>\n<h2>Features of Default Programs Editor<\/h2>\n<p><b>File Type Settings<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add, Edit, and Delete context menu items<\/li>\n<li>Change <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/change-default-icon-file-type-windows\/\">file type icon<\/a> &amp; description<\/li>\n<li>Change an extension&#8217;s associated file type<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Autoplay Settings<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add, Edit, and Delete autoplay handlers<\/li>\n<li>Change which autoplay options are available for any media type<\/li>\n<li>Change the default autoplay handler<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Default Programs Settings<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add or Remove default associations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Screenshots<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/default-programs-editor-1.png\" alt=\"change the default icon for a file type\" width=\"602\" height=\"444\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/default-programs-editor-2.png\" alt=\"change the default icon for a file type\" width=\"602\" height=\"444\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can download Default Programs Editor from <code>http:\/\/defaultprogramseditor.com<\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Default Programs Editor is a very useful tool which helps you to edit file type associations, add or remove AutoPlay handlers and static context menu entries. In Windows, there is no built-in option provided to add or edit context menu entries and static verbs. Here is where the Default Programs Editor comes in handy. This &#8230; <a title=\"Default Programs Editor &#8211; A Useful File Association Editor for Windows\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/default-programs-editor-file-association-editor-for-windows-7-and-vista\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Default Programs Editor &#8211; A Useful File Association Editor for Windows\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-utilities","category-windows"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":856,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/change-default-icon-file-type-windows\/","url_meta":{"origin":930,"position":0},"title":"How to Change the Icon for a File Type in Windows","author":"Ramesh","date":"February 11, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Surprisingly, Windows doesn't have a built-in option to allow users to set custom icons for file types. 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From Windows 10 or 11 Start menu, if you right-click a program, click More, and select Run as administrator, nothing may happen. 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