Default office suite

[Ronster]

I have tried everything I can (per instructions) to make LibreOffice the default to no avail including reloading twice. Is there anything else I can do?

I have Windows 10, 64 bit system, MS works, notepad, and use google chrome as browser.

[Terrella]

I’m not sure which instructions you have followed so far but hopefully one of these 2 options will help.

Method 1.

1. Click on Start
2. Click on Settings
3. Click on Settings
4. Click on System
5. Click on Default Apps in the menu
6. Click on Set Default by Apps (at the
   bottom of the list) - Wait for the
   list to load
7. Click on LibreOffice in the list of
   programs
8. Click on Choose Defaults for this
   Program
9. Select all the file types you want
   LibreOffice to open and deselect
   the ones you don’t want LibreOffice
   to open
10. Click Save
11. Close the window

Method 2.

12. Click on Start
13. Click on File Explorer
14. Find a file type you want LibreOffice to open
15. Right Click on the file
16. Click on Open With
17. Click on Choose Another App
18. Select Always Use This App to Open (file type) Files
19. Click on the correct LibreOffice app or if it is not in the list continue to next steps
20. Click on More Apps
21. Click on Look for Another App on this PC
22. Navigate to (LibreOffice installation folder)\program and select the correct app for the file type
23. Click open

[Lupp]

A standard installation of LibO from the VersionDependent_.msi should make LibO the associated software for all the filetypes basically used by LibO (.odt, .ods, .odg … many).
During installation you are asked which ones of four groups of filetypes by default associated with MS-Office-Applications also should change the default to point to LibO subsequently.

If you missed a step or OS related measures in-between did change or kill associations you may run the original LibO installer again and choose ‘Change’ in the first dialogue prompting you for the variant of installation. Two steps later you will then get the choice mentioned above anew. The associations with OpenDocument defined types will anyway be repaired if they were changed since the previous installation.