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I have been struggling trying to set MS Office 2013 as default instead of 2007 ones. My work requires to have both of them in my PC so I cannot avoid having 2007 which I hate so much on my station.



My initial issue was that I couldn't find MS 2013 on the default program list to choose from. Trying to browse the exe file didn't help either.



I followed the instructions to edit registry in this thread:
Why won't Excel 2013 work as an "Open With..." program in Windows 7?



It seemed OK as now MS2013 appears on the Open With.. list just like this:



Open with... list



However, when I picked the icon of Excel 2013, my excel file still get launched by the 2007. At this point I have no idea what's the keyword to search for the solution.



Thanks for the help in advance.










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    I have been struggling trying to set MS Office 2013 as default instead of 2007 ones. My work requires to have both of them in my PC so I cannot avoid having 2007 which I hate so much on my station.



    My initial issue was that I couldn't find MS 2013 on the default program list to choose from. Trying to browse the exe file didn't help either.



    I followed the instructions to edit registry in this thread:
    Why won't Excel 2013 work as an "Open With..." program in Windows 7?



    It seemed OK as now MS2013 appears on the Open With.. list just like this:



    Open with... list



    However, when I picked the icon of Excel 2013, my excel file still get launched by the 2007. At this point I have no idea what's the keyword to search for the solution.



    Thanks for the help in advance.










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      I have been struggling trying to set MS Office 2013 as default instead of 2007 ones. My work requires to have both of them in my PC so I cannot avoid having 2007 which I hate so much on my station.



      My initial issue was that I couldn't find MS 2013 on the default program list to choose from. Trying to browse the exe file didn't help either.



      I followed the instructions to edit registry in this thread:
      Why won't Excel 2013 work as an "Open With..." program in Windows 7?



      It seemed OK as now MS2013 appears on the Open With.. list just like this:



      Open with... list



      However, when I picked the icon of Excel 2013, my excel file still get launched by the 2007. At this point I have no idea what's the keyword to search for the solution.



      Thanks for the help in advance.










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      I have been struggling trying to set MS Office 2013 as default instead of 2007 ones. My work requires to have both of them in my PC so I cannot avoid having 2007 which I hate so much on my station.



      My initial issue was that I couldn't find MS 2013 on the default program list to choose from. Trying to browse the exe file didn't help either.



      I followed the instructions to edit registry in this thread:
      Why won't Excel 2013 work as an "Open With..." program in Windows 7?



      It seemed OK as now MS2013 appears on the Open With.. list just like this:



      Open with... list



      However, when I picked the icon of Excel 2013, my excel file still get launched by the 2007. At this point I have no idea what's the keyword to search for the solution.



      Thanks for the help in advance.







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          try pressing start button and typing "file types"



          choose "make a file type always open with a specific program"



          select .xls



          press change program (upper right)



          Browse to new excel. Mine is in this folder but I'm not sure about your version:



          C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficerootOffice16


          You may have to repeat for other file types.






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            try pressing start button and typing "file types"



            choose "make a file type always open with a specific program"



            select .xls



            press change program (upper right)



            Browse to new excel. Mine is in this folder but I'm not sure about your version:



            C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficerootOffice16


            You may have to repeat for other file types.






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              try pressing start button and typing "file types"



              choose "make a file type always open with a specific program"



              select .xls



              press change program (upper right)



              Browse to new excel. Mine is in this folder but I'm not sure about your version:



              C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficerootOffice16


              You may have to repeat for other file types.






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                try pressing start button and typing "file types"



                choose "make a file type always open with a specific program"



                select .xls



                press change program (upper right)



                Browse to new excel. Mine is in this folder but I'm not sure about your version:



                C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficerootOffice16


                You may have to repeat for other file types.






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                try pressing start button and typing "file types"



                choose "make a file type always open with a specific program"



                select .xls



                press change program (upper right)



                Browse to new excel. Mine is in this folder but I'm not sure about your version:



                C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft OfficerootOffice16


                You may have to repeat for other file types.







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