{"id":119,"date":"2020-12-11T11:04:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T11:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/birdiesoftware.com\/blog\/?p=119"},"modified":"2023-04-08T10:03:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-08T10:03:30","slug":"msg-file-opens-an-unexpected-version-of-ms-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birdiesoftware.com\/blog\/msg-file-opens-an-unexpected-version-of-ms-outlook\/","title":{"rendered":"MSG File Opens an Unexpected Version of MS Outlook"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>Summary: This article focused on some valuable techniques to resolve the issue for Double-clicking MSG file opens an unexpected version of Outlook. Read this informational post to know more. This error can be generated when, you have installed MS Outlook 2013 and 2016 on the same computer system.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Solution <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>To solve this problem, follow\r\nthese simple steps to reset your file associations:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Exit any\r\ncurrently running editions of Microsoft Outlook.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Windows 10<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step1: <\/strong>Firstly, right-click any file that has an <strong>.msg<\/strong> file name extension, point to <strong>Open With<\/strong> &amp; then, press on the <strong>Choose Another App <\/strong>option <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step2<\/strong>: In the <strong>How Do You\r\nWant to Open This File<\/strong>? Dialogue Box, choose <strong>Outlook (desktop)<\/strong> under the <strong>Other<\/strong>\r\n<strong>Options<\/strong> section<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step3<\/strong>: After that, press to enable the <strong>Always Use This App to Open .msg Files<\/strong> options and then hit on the <strong>Ok<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Windows 8.1\/8<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step1<\/strong>: Right-Click any file that has an .<strong>msg<\/strong> file name extension, then hit on the&nbsp;<strong>Open With<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step2<\/strong>: In the&nbsp;<strong>How Do\r\nYou Want to Open This File<\/strong>?&nbsp;Dialogue Box, press to enable the <strong>Use This App for All .msg Files<\/strong> options<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step3<\/strong>: After that, press on <strong>Outlook\r\n(desktop)<\/strong> option<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Windows 7<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step1<\/strong>: Right-click any file with an <strong>.msg<\/strong> file name extension, point to\u00a0<strong>Open<\/strong> <strong>with<\/strong>\u00a0&amp; then hit the\u00a0<strong>Choose Default<\/strong> <strong>Program<\/strong> option<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step2<\/strong>: In the&nbsp;<strong>Open<\/strong> <strong>with Dialog<\/strong> <strong>Box<\/strong>, choose&nbsp;<strong>Always utilize\r\nthe selected program to open this type of file <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Step3<\/strong>: Now, opt&nbsp;<strong>Outlook\r\n(desktop)<\/strong>&nbsp;and then hit on&nbsp;<strong>OK<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Conclusion <\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Using the above method, one can quickly solve the problem of double clicking a .msg file opens an unexpected versions of MS Outlook. But, if you want to save these MSG file in another safe format like PDF, then you can easily do so with the help of <strong>Birdie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birdiesoftware.com\/msg-to-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MSG to PDF Converter (opens in a new tab)\">MSG to PDF Converter<\/a><\/strong> Program in few moments without any hassle. It is one of the most suggested application to successfully open MSG file without MS Outlook. It supports multiple Outlook MSG files conversion at a time. Also, the program provides free demo version of the tool. &nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary: This article focused on some valuable techniques to resolve the issue for Double-clicking MSG file opens an unexpected version of Outlook. Read this informational post to know more. 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