When I click on a .docx attachment, Chrome just downloads it. I want it to launch Microsoft Word to open it. How do I change this?
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1You mean like magnet link? I'm not an expert, but I think there should be a protocol handler on *both* the browser and desktop application. I don't think MS Word can be configured to do that, at least for now. It will be cool to have `docx:` handler, I think. – Vylix May 07 '17 at 08:21
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msword has it's own handler ms-word: – Ariwibawa Jul 27 '21 at 01:46
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It is possible and not difficult too. First, download one .docx file. Then, from the download bar at the bottom, click on the chevron to right of the name of the downloaded .docx file. From the context menu that appears, select "Always open files of this type".
You can undo this anytime using the Settings page.
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You can add the chrome official extension to do that (otherwise chrome will just download the file):
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@Ariwibawa Yes, I meant that you can open .docx documents, and is very hand because if you just want to read the documents (as is my case) you can just install and use this extension. When you click to open a docx document in a link, it will already open the document directly in the browser, instead of having to download and then going to the directory to open it, making it very practical. It's also free. That said, if you need to edit the document to share among other people that uses msword, or need some specific feature of msword, then this extension might not be the solution to your case. – Lucas Basquerotto Jul 26 '21 at 12:22
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Find any docx file in windows explorer. Right click and select properties. Select opens with Select the word processor that you want to use. This will change the properties for all docx files on your system.
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4The question is asking how to change what Chrome does, not what Windows does. – Blackwood Sep 05 '18 at 23:44