Windows 10: why can't I choose non-Microsoft default apps?

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    why can't I choose non-Microsoft default apps?


    I had a major system crash last week which ultimately lead to reinstalling Windows. There appears to have been a change in the way default apps are chosen. I can, for instance, no longer click the "Make Firefox Default" button in Firefox and have it become the default web browser. Instead, it takes me to system setting/default apps and I am supposed to choose Firefox from there. But I can't. Also cannot for the default image viewer, which I prefer to be Irfanview. The ONLY choices are Microsoft app. I checked the registry for default apps and Firefox IS there along with Microsoft apps. But I a

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