How to change your default PDF viewer

Did you get a Windows 10 upgrade and your default PDF viewer is set to Microsoft Edge? Follow these steps and you will be opening PDF's in which ever application you prefer in just a few minutes.

1. Open the Default Apps window:
   1. Press the Windows key on your keyboard and begin to type 'Default Apps'. as you type you may see the following:
   2. Click 'Default Apps'
   3. In the Default Apps screen click 'Choose default apps by type. If you do not see it you may need to SCROLL down the page.
   4. Scroll down the list (its long and may take a bit) and look for .PDF. You may see it already has a default (Usually Edge). Click the existing default and click your application of choice; usually this will be Adobe Acrobat Reader DC or PDF-Xchange Viewer.
   5. Close the window. Open a PDF file to test if it opens in your application of choice. If not repeat the steps above.
   6. You are ready to work!

Congratulations! you've just changed your default PDF application!

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