Associate ipynb files with Jupyter notebook in Windows 10 (Anaconda)

I installed Anaconda on my Windows 10 machine.

I have a few Jupyter notebooks on my pc and I would like to associate them with Jupyter, so they can be opened by double-clicking on the file, to avoid having to open Jupyter and navigate to the notebooks folders each time. Is this possible?

All notebooks should open in the same Jupiter Kernel (same localhost in the browser address bar), without starting a new kernel for every file I click.

PS I asked here because I figured this question to be more of interest for programmers, but if you think it would be more suited for SuperUser, I'll flag it for migration.

Install nbopen: https://github.com/takluyver/nbopen

pip install nbopen
python -m nbopen.install_win

Now you can double-click on *.ipynb files:

If you have Jupyter installed with Anaconda you can do the following.

Create a little batch file (e.g. start_jupyter_notebook.bat) with the content (the commands are from the Jupyter shortcut):

@echo off
set ANACONDAPATH=C:\_work\_programs\Anaconda3
%ANACONDAPATH%\python.exe %ANACONDAPATH%\cwp.py %ANACONDAPATH%^
 %ANACONDAPATH%\python.exe %ANACONDAPATH%\Scripts\jupyter-notebook-script.py %1

(of course you will have to change the ANACONDAPATH to your installation)

Then go to one .ipynb file of your choice, right-click on it, go to properties --> open with --> change and select your created batch file.

I am pretty sure this can also be setup for any other Python/Jupyter installation.

P.S. The cwp.py file sets up some environment variables. I guess this is the reason why fredm73's answer did not work for everybody. Apart from that my answer is quite similar in the end.

associate .ipnyb with jupyter-notebook.exe

On Windows 10: control panel/Programs/Default Programs/Associate a file type or protocol with a program/Choose default apps by file type

Look at the list of extensions, find '.ipnyb'. Click on icon and locate the jupyter notebook program. In my Anaconda installation, it is found at anaconda/scripts/jupyter-notebook.exe

Easiest way for me - double click on the .ipnyb file. When prompted to pick a program to open the extension with go to /ProgramData/Anaconda3/Scripts and locate the jupyter-notebook.exe file and click it.

NOTE - to access the ProgramData folder you will need to view hidden folders in the Windows explorer or access it by typing %programdata% in the navigation line: