How to delete a file association? [duplicate]
Open an elevated command prompt with administrator privileges.
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Remove the file extension association from its assigned file. Type in the following command and press Enter:
assoc .ext=
Replace .ext with the extension name that needs to be disassociated. For example, to disassociate WinRAR's .rar extension, simply type:
assoc .rar =
Note that after disassociation of a file extension from file type, the default program for the file type will no longer be shown in the "Open With" list for the file extension.
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Clear and delete the default program used for the Open command when launching files of this type. Enter the following command and press Enter:
ftype FileType=
Replace "FileType" with the actual name for the file type associated to the file extension to be removed from the system. For example, for WinRAR, type
ftype WinRAR=
Note that if you don't know the correct "FileType", simply type
assoc
(associated file type will be shown after the extension) orftype
to get a listing of all file types defined in the system.