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If you\u2019re wondering how to open a particular file on your PC, then right-clicking it and selecting Open With may provide some options — but only if you\u2019ve already installed an application which can handle that particular file type.<\/p>\nIf you\u2019re wondering how to open a particular file on your PC, then right-clicking it and selecting Open With may provide some options — but only if you\u2019ve already installed an application which can handle that particular file type.<\/p>\n
OpenWith Enhanced<\/a> takes this idea a step further, replacing the standard Windows with an extended version which not only displays your installed programs, but also lists other popular options, both commercial and free, and links directly to their download page.<\/p>\n The program installs quickly and easily, with no adware to worry about. When we immediately tried right-clicking an image and selecting Open With\u2026, though, the standard Windows dialog was displayed: it turned out we needed to restart before OpenWith Enhanced would work.<\/p>\n With that done, though, everything ran very smoothly. We right-clicked an image, selected Open With > Choose default program, and our installed graphics software was listed. And a couple of seconds later, additional recommendations appeared (highlighted in red to show they\u2019re not installed yet) for Picasa, IrfanView and XnView for Windows. Hover a mouse cursor over any of these and you\u2019ll usually a few sentences describing the program, as well as its popularity with other OpenWith Enhanced users. And if you decide you\u2019d like to try the program, double-clicking it opens a browser window at the download page.<\/p>\n And there are a few interesting bonus extras, including options to disable particular file associations, remove a file type, or manage its “Open With” menu.<\/p>\n The program does also have some limitations. You may choose “Open With” on a video because you\u2019d like to edit it, for instance, but what you\u2019ll see is a list of media players. And while this isn\u2019t always the case, there is more focus here on finding applications to view a file type, than process it in more advanced ways.<\/p>\n Of course this can still be very useful, though, whether you\u2019re presented with an unusual file type, or would just like another way to view something more standard. And as it\u2019s also free, lightweight and generally easy to use, OpenWith Enhanced<\/a> will probably be a welcome addition to most people\u2019s PCs.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re wondering how to open a particular file on your PC, then right-clicking it and selecting Open With may provide some options — but only if you\u2019ve already installed an application which can handle that particular file type. OpenWith Enhanced takes this idea a step further, replacing the standard Windows with an extended version […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7429,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-643249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=643249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643249\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=643249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=643249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/betanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/openwithenhanced-300x221.jpg\" "\\"openwithenhanced\\"")
There are plenty of programs supported here, at least for some file types. Try OpenWith Enhanced on a PDF file, say, and you\u2019ll be told about Foxit Reader, SumatraPDF, Nitro PDF Reader and Foxit Reader, as well as commercial options like Nitro PDF Professional and Adobe Acrobat.<\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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