To change your default file manager in Windows 11, open the Start menu, type the name of the third-party file explorer you installed, and select "Open File Location." ...

If you're done with File Explorer in Windows 11, you can hack the Windows Registry to change it to something else.

To change default hard drive from C: to D: in Windows 11/10, change the default save location for apps and files, move user ...

Change this value to 0x00000000, as shown in Figure 3. Now, open File Explorer, select the This PC screen, and refresh the display.

OpenOffice is a productivity suite that's similar to Microsoft 365 (AKA Microsoft Office). You can set its apps to open files by default.

We'll explore the different default locations where Windows stores your screenshots, and also how to specify it yourself, to suit your needs.