Changing Windows 10 File Associations You can select "Set Defaults by App," highlight "Google Chrome" on the next screen and click "Manage" to configure which files are opened with Chrome.

Creating a new file, whether Docs, Slides, Sheets, or Forms, in Chrome is easy, if you know the proper URL shortcuts. Let's dig into those.

If you keep Chrome up-to-date without changing any settings, any PDF you download may open within the web browser by default.