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How to Set Default Apps in Windows 10 Mobile

Requirements

❖ Interop Unlocked W10M Device

• For X50 :- https://mega.nz/#F!2FxWHb5T!7pKkVuEzvb2zqve9FYxOvg
• All Other Lumia :- https://mega.nz/#F!GAxE0JYD!ffm_dTmfmYbBuD1jMvrUJA
• Other OEM :- https://mega.nz/#F!bNxCUJIC!tvG5FnMGMTJjZJ4T0dSkIg

Windows 10 Mobile (Lumia) Group :- https://t.me/Windows10Phone

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Preparations

> Download Interop tools from W10M Group app or from this direct Link

https://mega.nz/#!bEphGa6b!w8ub6HUbDdtBHkLQmUjudayKjrKImlh5fQEJd6nKq1Q

Reference

Appx Install Guide :- https://mega.nz/#F!iNhAkLQD!1BYw9KvE_dRM5Ysd0DqimQ

Then Open the App (Choose settings in below screenshots);

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Changing Default Apps via Interop tools.

W10M don’t have “Default apps” Section that can be found in W10, but you can still set them manually.

One way is via Interop Tools pre defined Extension list.

> Open Hamburger Menu in Interop tools and open Default apps section (Applications → Default apps)

> In there you can choose default apps to some well known extension types.

> But what if the Extenion you are looking for isn’t in the list !

In that Case you need to manually define an app for that specific extension in Registry, follow next topic.

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Manually Assigining Default apps to new Extensions.

> For that first you need to get the “Family Name” of the app you are going to set as the default app.

> Open Interop tools, go to Applications → Package list

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> Now find and click on the app you need to set as the default app

Note______________________________________________________________________________

There maybe two or three tiles under the same app name, but don’t worry about that, you can
choose any

> In the opened App details windows, click on “Family Name” to automatically copy the family name to
clipboard.

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> Now go to Registry Browser in Interop tools (Registry → Registry Browser)

> Then go to this Registry Location

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ DefaultApplications

> Now click on the “+” tool in below toolbar to create a new Registry value in that location.

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> Now you need to fill it according to your needing.

The Extension you choose to apply a

Default app, like ;

.xap, .zip etc…

Paste the App’s family name you

copied earlier in Application →
Package list in Interop tools

> Here’s an example of setting W10M Group app as the default app for .xap applications.

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> Then Save the value and Restart the phone.

> Then go see in Interop tools Default apps, the extension you setted earlier should be visible at the last
of the list.

> There you can see/set other apps that can also open that specific extension too.

> Then when you open the App/file with that extension, it will be automatically opened in the app you
choosed, and it will have the App icon as the extensions’s App/file icon in File Explorer.

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Extensions and Default app recommendations from me

> Here are some recommded apps to set as default apps for unassigned extensions in W10M.

This is only a few, you can add new extensions or change the below extension’s default apps to an app
you prefer by using the above explained method

Extension App Family Name

.appx Microsoft App Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe

Installer

.appxbundle Microsoft App Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe

Installer

.txt NotepadX 27879SnkeKhn.NotepadX_xq0nh4s6cn4qe

.pdf Xodo PDF Reader 5E8FC25E.XODODOCS_3v3sf0k6w2rec

.xap W10M Group W10MGroupMegaRepo_eyr0bca9nc39y

.zip 8Zip BooStudioLLC.8ZipNew_b6e429xa66pga

.7z 8Zip BooStudioLLC.8ZipNew_b6e429xa66pga

> Ofc you need to have these apps already installed in your phone first.

Install them using W10M Group app ;)

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Additional Notes

❖ Like Stated in Requirements in first page, to do these your phone must be Interop Unlocked
❖ You can not set any random app to open any extension, the app simply need to support opening
that kind of file extensions.
❖ After Setting a default app via Registry or via Default apps section in Interop tools, you need to
restart the phone for changes to take effect.

Credits

✓ Thx Gustave Monce for Interop Tools

Thank you for Reading !

_____Lasitha Samarasinghe____

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