August 15, 201510 yr I accidently changed my bgl files to all open with notepad.Is it possible to restore this setting back to the original? I am using FSX.Steam on Windows 10.
August 15, 201510 yr Right click on a .bgl and choose "open with..." Pick what program you want to open them with and make sure there is a check in "always use..." BTW, FS doesn't care what program you have set to open them, FS will still use them as expected. regards, Joe The best gift you can give your children is your time.
August 16, 201510 yr Unassociate a file type utility is what you need. Did a search and didn't come up with anything for Windows10. I'll look around. Don Nelson
August 17, 201510 yr http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/unassociate-file-types-windows-7-vista/ I've been flawlessly using this in win7 when I accidentally associate uncommon extensions. Usage is pretty straightforward. Come back if you have problems figuring it out, provided it works with win10.
August 17, 201510 yr Good utility, I've had to use it to fix an error also. Mark has Windows10 so I didn't say anything. Windows 10 help page wasn't much help. It's going to take some time before fixes are figured out. Couldn't hurt to try. Don Nelson
August 17, 201510 yr Author Many thanks to all of you but the above program does not work in Windows 10. I appreciate that is possible to use a different open with but really I am trying to unassociate the files.If anyone discovers this secret please let me know.
August 17, 201510 yr As Joe stated above, you do not need to unassociate .bgl files. FSX-SE, FSX, and P3D could care less if you have your files associated with another program like Notepad. Go to your Control Panel (right click on the icon in the lower left corner and select Control Panel. Once Control Panel is open, type in the search box in the upper right corner - Default. Click on Default Programs and then Set Associations. Scroll down the list and look for .bgl (you probably will not find it as it is not associated with anything, not even FSX). If it is there and associated with Notepad, delete it. There should be no .bgl listed. Hope this helps. Best regards, Jim Young | AVSIM Online! - Simming's Premier Resource! Member, AVSIM Board of Directors - Serving AVSIM since 2001 Submit News to AVSIMImportant other links: Basic FSX Configuration Guide | AVSIM CTD Guide | AVSIM Prepar3D Guide | Help with AVSIM Site | Signature Rules | Screen Shot Rule | AVSIM Terms of Service (ToS) I7 8086K 5.0GHz | GTX 1080 TI OC Edition | Dell 34" and 24" Monitors | ASUS Maximus X Hero MB Z370 | Samsung M.2 NVMe 500GB and 1TB | Samsung SSD 500GB x2 | Toshiba HDD 1TB | WDC HDD 1TB | Corsair H115i Pro | 16GB DDR4 3600C17 | Windows 10
August 19, 201510 yr Author Jim, I have done as you have suggested. The ,bgl file is in the list and associated with notepad, but I it seems that I am unable to delete it using Windows 10. Have I missed something? Regards Mark
August 21, 201510 yr Mark, Found this, it might be helpful. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/184082 Using the command prompt, forth bullet down. Don Nelson
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