
If you find the information on this page useful, please feel free to link to this page. Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.ĭ currently supports the following operating systems:.Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer. To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message: If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. lightinglibrary files coming from an unknown source! (WSL):~# /mnt/c/Program\ Files/Internet\ Explorer/iexplore.exeīash: /mnt/c/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.Naturally, other applications may also use the.

mnt/c/Program Files/Internet Explorer/iexplore.exe: PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows (WSL):~# file /mnt/c/Program\ Files/Internet\ Explorer/iexplore.exe Note to clarify, within WSL you execute linux executables not windows executables: (WSL):~# file /bin/gzip So even if you did get a Desktop running under WSL you would need to associate a linux GUI app to open the pdf. Note that Windows knows to associate a default application to open a pdf file but WSL doesn't have the information. # This file is part of Minimal SYStem version 2.Ĭmd //c start A) then it gets much more difficult especially if you want to launch a linux program to display a.

Then you can just run start, actually it is included as a script: $ cat /usr/bin/start For example install git for windows and you have a system running under windows with bash. If B) then yes if you install cygwin/bash.

On the Desktop Background page, click on the Browse button and select the folder that contains the screensaver that you want to. On the Themes page, click on the Desktop Background option. This depends on whether you want to A) launch a linux program inside WSL or B) you want to launch a windows program from a bash shell prompt. To do this, open the Settings app and click on the Personalization category.
