Some Win10 users said that when they right-clicked on the desktop and wanted to open personalization settings, an error occurred, prompting "This file does not have a program associated with it to perform this operation. Please install a program, or if you want to install a program, please create an association in the 'Default Programs' control panel." What to do?
1. Cause analysis
This problem may only occur when you use a local account to install Win10, because the right-click personalization and display settings are enabled by Metro by default. This situation may occur when individual users use local accounts.
2. Solution
Switching to a Microsoft account should solve the problem. For specific methods, please refer to: "How to Switch between Microsoft Online Accounts and Local Accounts in Windows 10". If you don’t have a Microsoft account, please register a Microsoft account first.
The above is the method to solve the problem of right-clicking on the Win10 desktop to open the personalization settings. If you don’t have special needs, just keep logging in with a Microsoft account.