How to set Xnview MP as default image viewer for windows 11

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How to set Xnview MP as default image viewer for windows 11

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Hello,
I just upgraded to Windows 11 from win 10 (not a fresh install), and all images were reset to being handled by windows apps, but i can't for the life of me, find the place to set Xnview MP to handle all types of images like in win 10, but instead i only get the option to set the default one by one.
it is not a real issue, just annoying to do manually for that many extensions. Is it not possible anymore?
I also think to remember for the installer to have, at the end of the installation, a pop up window that managed the file associations or some sort, but it didn't show up when i reinstalled xnview mp.
If anything, this post will be for posterity, because i have been trying to find something specifically for this and i had no luck.
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Re: How to set Xnview MP as default image viewer for windows 11

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i think that on Win11 you need to set it one by one
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Re: How to set Xnview MP as default image viewer for windows 11

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xnview wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2025 1:32 pm i think that on Win11 you need to set it one by one
Thank you for confirming that, i thought i missed something.
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Re: How to set Xnview MP as default image viewer for windows 11

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you can associate multiple extensions at once via 3rd party app, eg SetUserFTA
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Re: How to set Xnview MP as default image viewer for windows 11

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user0 wrote: Sat Feb 15, 2025 11:46 am you can associate multiple extensions at once via 3rd party app, eg SetUserFTA
Thank you for the suggestion, but once i realized i needed 3rd party apps to make win 11 work as i wanted i went back to win 10, i will keep using it until M$ pries it from me.
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