# Is it possible to make Dopus the default windows APP OPEN handler

**URL:** <https://resource.dopus.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-dopus-the-default-windows-app-open-handler/38751>\
**Category:** Help & Support\
**Created:** [June 20, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-dopus-the-default-windows-app-open-handler/38751 "2021-06-20T22:46:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnROB](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JohnROB](https://resource.dopus.com/u/JohnROB)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 10:46pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-dopus-the-default-windows-app-open-handler/38751/1 "2021-06-20T22:46:45Z")

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Microsoft keeps on resetting windows explorer display format and its stating to get really annoying.

Thanks  
John

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**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 10:48pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-dopus-the-default-windows-app-open-handler/38751/2 "2021-06-20T22:48:04Z")

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What do you mean by "app open"?

If you mean the File \> Open dialogs;

> [@Can Opus replace the File Open/Save dialogs other programs use?](https://resource.dopus.com/t/can-opus-replace-the-file-open-save-dialogs-other-programs-use/36127/1):
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> Does Opus replace the File Open/Save dialogs other programs use? Several useful tools are discussed below, but Opus does not affect these dialogs, at least not directly. While Directory Opus has an Explorer Replacement option, this is to replace Fil…

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**Author:** ![JohnROB](https://resource.dopus.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@JohnROB](https://resource.dopus.com/u/JohnROB)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 11:10pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-dopus-the-default-windows-app-open-handler/38751/3 "2021-06-20T23:10:46Z")

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> [@Leo](#):
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> File \> Open dialogs;

File \> Open dialogs;

Thanks for the fast response. And the concise answer.

John