After LibreOffice Install Windows Prompting To Select an app to open Office Files

[Fazza]

We have MS Office 2019 onwards installed on most of our computers.  I'm currently testing installing LibreOffice so that when Publisher is EOL in October 2026 users can still open Publisher files as although Publisher will continue to work, we will actually be uninstalling it so we can retain our Cyber Essentials accreditation.

 

On my test VM, now that LO is installed I get prompted to Select and app to open any MS Office files such as Word as well as Publisher.

 

 

Is there a way to stop this from happening as I can envisage our users clicking on LibreOffice when they try to open a Word file?!

 

I'm installing LO via SCCM/MECM in the Software Center using /qn /norestart switches

[Chuckster]

You will need to set up a default apps list to stop the prompt from occurring.

 

Export or Import Default Application Associations | Microsoft Learn

[Fazza]

Thanks for that.

 

The weird thing is, before and after the install Word is still the default App for .docx files, it's just that because a new app that can also open them has been installed it's giving the prompt.

I'll take a look at your link and see if it works or not.  Thanks!