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Thank you @alf500 and @Dreamer for your help.

This is a great first step in getting quick viewer to work.
Currently both .epub and .pdf work, but only by prompting to open the file in the standalone viewer.

This is helpful because now, the settings are maintained when I close freecommander and ...

Interesting!
What settings should I adjust in freecommander.ini?

I tried installing the portable apps version of freecommander, but everytime I restart the application all the new settings are lost.
I think once this problem is solved, the rest of the solution will fall into place.

Hello,
So I tried Portable Apps and FreeCommanderPortable_2020_Build_810a.paf.exe.
Unfortunately, the same problems are happening.


To get the PDF Quick Viewer working I have to do the following steps:

Step 1: Put the .pdf text in the as Windows Preview field - Click OK -> Click Apply.
Step 2 ...

Installed the Javelin PDF Reader to understand if Sumatra PDF was causing the problem.
However I got the same problems with Javelin.
When I first start up FreeCommander, the PDF in quick view is garbled.
Change the settings as in my previous post, the PDF looks and works fine in the Quick Viewer ...

Hello @Dreamer,
Thanks for all the insight and information.
I looked at the PortableApps and decided that I wanted to always use the latest version of FreeCommander.
Therefore I decided to install the latest version of the non-portable x64 version of FreeCommander.

To get the PDF Quick Viewer ...

Hello @Dreamer.
One more question.
I realize that when I close FreeCommander and open the application again.
The .pdf setting is removed from the "as Windows preview" field.

1) Is this behavior due to using the Portable version?
2) Is there a way to keep the setting permanent if it is the Portable ...

Thank you very much @Dreamer.
It works perfectly now. Much appreciated.
Have a great day!

Hello Everyone,
I am having trouble view PDF files with SumatraPDF v3.3 on Windows 10 with FreeCommander v832 64 bit Portable Version.

1) Installed SumatraPDF with the install file (not portable)
2) Associated all files with extensions ".pdf" to SumatraPDF
3) I am able to preview the PDF file ...