How to associate a file extension to the current executable in C#

Question

I\'d like to to associate a file extension to the current executable in C#. This way when the user clicks on the file afterwards in explorer, it\'ll run my executable with t

Answer 1

Also, if you decide to go the registry way, keep in mind that current user associations are under HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes. It might be better to add your application there instead of local machine classes.

If your program will be run by limited users, you won't be able to modify CLASSES_ROOT anyway.