How can I open .csv files on Excel if Excel isn't in the list?

After my laptop got formatted, .csv files are opening only through Notepad. I want .csv files to open with Excel always.

For this, I tried changing its default app to Excel, but unfortunately got no option like Excel as an app to open .csv files.

Here is a screenshot of the same:

I would also like to share that I have Excel installed on my laptop, here are the screenshots:

And here is the screen shot of Microsoft office:

As suggested in comments below, I right clicked on the .csv file, but got no options to open them with Excel. Here are the screen shots of the same:

I even clicked on more apps, but got no option like Excel.

Can anybody kindly help me to set Excel as my default app to open .csv files?

Solution 1:

Right click the file, choose open with. If Excel is not showing, select more apps, then chose option to browse. Browse for Excel and choose it. You can also check to always use this type of app for the file type within the same options.

Solution 2:

Emily's answer is what I'd suggest if it wasn't already posted, as it covers actually locating Excel on the PC.

But, as more of a side note that seems a little too useful to leave in a comment: if you want to quickly open a file in Excel without needing to associate it with Excel, you can open Excel first, then open File Explorer and navigate to where your .csv file is, then drag the .csv file into the blank Excel window. (This works for most programs and file types too, not just Excel and .csv files - if you ever need to open something in something it doesn't want to open with by itself, it's worth giving it a try.)

Solution 3:

Which Office do you have? Could other formats of Office files (.xls, .xlsx and etc) be opened successfully via Excel?

As you said your laptop got formatted, please ensure your Office is installed on your laptop now.

You may go to Control Panel to have a check.

If the Office exists on you laptop, I suggest you right-click the .csv file > Properties > Change Open with > If there is no Excel app, click More apps > Look for another app on this PC > Locate to Office installation directory (Such as 64-bit Microsoft 365 apps, its path is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16. For 32-bit version, the path is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16) > Find and choose Excel.exe to open .csv file.

If the Office suit is not shown on Control Panel, please log the account you associated with this version of Office into www.office.com, download and the installation content.