As such, it could open a PDF file as long as the %PDF-header started within the first 1024 bytes of the file. There’s, however, a change in the scheme of things now.

Open-source might not be the first thing you think of with Windows, but these free tools can seriously boost your productivity.

Once you've decided on a native or alternative PDF reader to open your file and changed your Windows settings, locate the PDF file in File Explorer. Either double-click the file or right-click the ...

By default, Windows 10 is set up to have Edge as the default browser and to use that to open PDF files. So if you click a PDF link in a web page, you'll be able to read it in your browser, just ...

Microsoft has released an optional out-of-band update for all supported Windows 10 versions to address an issue preventing customers from opening PDF documents using some applications.

On Windows 10, you can make another app the default to open PDF documents instead of Microsoft Edge, and in this guide, we’ll show you two ways to complete this task.

If your PDF has a lot of formatting, consider using one of the other methods. Launch Windows Search (press Windows+S), type Word, and open the app. From Word’s left sidebar, select Open > Browse.