Is it possible to list all the applications on a machine that can open a specific file type, using only the files extension? for example if I have a text file (.txt), I want a list of all applications that can open .txt files.
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Is it possible to list all the applications on a machine that can open a specific file type, using only the files extension? for example if I have a text file (.txt), I want a list of all applications that can open .txt files.
Check out the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOThive in your registry. It’s all in there.