Ins and Outs

PolicyPak File Associations Manager solves several important Windows 10 issues, but the basic goal is to map a file extension, like .pdf, to an application, like Adobe Acrobat Reader. This sounds easy to do, but it is actually very difficult. In this section, we'll examine the history around file associations, explain Microsoft's way to perform file associations, and explain how PolicyPak File Associations Manager works and what its limitations are.