https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/How-To-Associate-QVW-Extension-To-A-Specific-Version-Of-QlikView/ta-p/1710422 <P>QlikView documents are automatically associated to open in QlikView when you double-click on a file with the extension <FONT face="courier new,courier">.QVW</FONT>.&nbsp;<BR />If different versions of QlikView are installed on the same machine, the file-association may not point to the latest QlikView version, i.e. when double-clicking a .qvw file, it may still open in QlikView 11&nbsp;even though QlikView 12&nbsp;is installed.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H3>Resolution:</H3> <P><BR />NOTE: You must exercise caution when using the Registry Editor. It is possible to cause damage with the Registry Editor that cannot be repaired, and that may in extreme cases render your system unusable, requiring that you reinstall your system. Use the Registry Editor at your own risk!<BR /><BR />The below steps are based on Windows 7:</P> <DIV> <OL> <LI>Launch regedit.exe</LI> <LI>Locate&nbsp;<FONT face="courier new,courier">HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\QlikView.Document\shell\open\command</FONT></LI> <LI>Alter the Default value to reflect which qv.exe should be associated with .qvw file-extension<BR />Example:&nbsp;<FONT face="courier new,courier">F:\Applications\Qliktech\QlikView\11.00.11154\64\qv.exe "%1"</FONT></LI> <LI>Close regedit.exe</LI> <LI>Launch Windows Explorer</LI> <LI>Right-click a .qvw file and select Open With...</LI> <LI>Select QlikView in Recommended Programs and make sure "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is checked.</LI> <LI>Press OK</LI> </OL> <BR /><BR />&nbsp;</DIV> Mon, 24 Aug 2020 06:09:26 GMT Bjorn_Wedbratt 2020-08-24T06:09:26Z https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/How-To-Associate-QVW-Extension-To-A-Specific-Version-Of-QlikView/ta-p/1710422 <P>QlikView documents are automatically associated to open in QlikView when you double-click on a file with the extension <FONT face="courier new,courier">.QVW</FONT>.&nbsp;<BR />If different versions of QlikView are installed on the same machine, the file-association may not point to the latest QlikView version, i.e. when double-clicking a .qvw file, it may still open in QlikView 11&nbsp;even though QlikView 12&nbsp;is installed.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H3>Resolution:</H3> <P><BR />NOTE: You must exercise caution when using the Registry Editor. It is possible to cause damage with the Registry Editor that cannot be repaired, and that may in extreme cases render your system unusable, requiring that you reinstall your system. Use the Registry Editor at your own risk!<BR /><BR />The below steps are based on Windows 7:</P> <DIV> <OL> <LI>Launch regedit.exe</LI> <LI>Locate&nbsp;<FONT face="courier new,courier">HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\QlikView.Document\shell\open\command</FONT></LI> <LI>Alter the Default value to reflect which qv.exe should be associated with .qvw file-extension<BR />Example:&nbsp;<FONT face="courier new,courier">F:\Applications\Qliktech\QlikView\11.00.11154\64\qv.exe "%1"</FONT></LI> <LI>Close regedit.exe</LI> <LI>Launch Windows Explorer</LI> <LI>Right-click a .qvw file and select Open With...</LI> <LI>Select QlikView in Recommended Programs and make sure "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" is checked.</LI> <LI>Press OK</LI> </OL> <BR /><BR />&nbsp;</DIV> Mon, 24 Aug 2020 06:09:26 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/Official-Support-Articles/How-To-Associate-QVW-Extension-To-A-Specific-Version-Of-QlikView/ta-p/1710422 Bjorn_Wedbratt 2020-08-24T06:09:26Z