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How do I make Sublime Text 3 my default text editor on Windows 10?


I know this question has been asked before in various places but I've tried everything and nothing has worked for me. When I select "open with" there is no option for "always open .txt files with this app."

The answer I saw on a few threads on here and elsewhere was to open "regedit" and navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\sublime_text.exe\shell\open\command and then "kill explorer.exe" in Task Manager (which I couldn't find...). What I am doing wrong?

Does anyone have an alternate solution to this problem? I just want to be able to click on a text file and immediately be able to use Sublime.


Solution

  • First go to the windows settings menu, click on the Apps settings. From there click Default Apps, scroll down until you see "choose default app by file type". Click that option, then scroll to the file extension ".txt", and click the gray plus arrow beside it and select sublime text.