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Open file in desktop app by default
Is there a (custom) way to open office files in the respective office desktop app by default (e.g. Excel)? At the moment when clicking on the file it opens in Teams
mikkele Check out my video demonstration on how to always have Office files in Teams open in the desktop app.
I also blogged about it here if you'd prefer that format. Basically you can choose each time for a file where to have it open (right-click > open > choice), or change your settings (ellipsis in upper right corner) to have all files use their corresponding app.
What do you do when you only have two options to set the default to: Teams and Browser? I'm on Windows 10 and have included my Teams version info in the screenshot below. Another developer here has the exact same version, but get to choose the third Desktop App option (which is the one I want).
