Windows lacks a default app for opening .json files, becoming an issue when trying to change settings

[Ameno-Sagiri]

Windows doesn't have a default association for .json files.

Edit: Removed the passive aggressive elements of this report, cause it actually made me not want to work on this or even talk with others about it. Luca

[EzioTheDeadPoet]

The reasons the settings are moved to a file are the following:

• Wabbajack needs to be restarted for applying them.
• You shouldn't need to change them in most cases and if you do it is a set it and forget it thing.

What can be improved is adding a fallback if no program is associated with JSON files to use the default MS Editor application. Which I would have expected to actually be used already as a fallback, which sparks the question did you remove the default Windows text editor in an effort to "debloat" Windows ? If so, then it is an issue that won't be fixed since you broke your OS.

[EzioTheDeadPoet]

Microsoft Support Forum Post about it.

@erri120 Any idea if we could add a fallback, if association fails that it looks for the MS Notepad and if that fails it tells the user not to break their windows 🤣 ?

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[EzioTheDeadPoet]

hasn't come up in a while, which to me implies that the creator of the issue either uninstalled the default windows text editor or used some custom windows ISO or "debloater" tool which caused the issue.

[portal-draakje]

i did try to open a .json file, and it opens notebook in default it knows i want to open. but i can only click a button that says open ones with. but i want to set it to default.

[EzioTheDeadPoet]

That's something YOU need to set in your windows settings.

Just right click a .json file and set the default via that menu in Windows.

This is not something WJ needs to do for you.

[portal-draakje]

but the button is not there...

[portal-draakje]

i did try by just dubble clicking and that also does not work... it's more annoying than the time windows did add a extra option in settings to turn on or off your pad from the laptop. and i did not find out it was false at default. so i did just think my pad was broken, until i did found the setting... after some weeks.

[EzioTheDeadPoet]

but the button is not there...

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+set+app+for+file+type+windows+11