Learn how to use a Microsoft 365 setting to choose whether to open files in the online or desktop app, giving you full control for each file.

Check "Always Use the Selected Program to Open This Kind of File" check box and click OK. If the steps above don't associate the correct version of Excel with your files, use the command line to ...

However, if you want to always open supported Office hyperlinks in Office desktop apps, this guide is for you. You can find this setting in some Office apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.

Learn to always open desktop folders and external folder links in new tab of File Explorer in Windows 11/10 using Folder Options and Regedit.