By default, in Windows 11, when I open a .docx file saved in a Google Drive folder, it tries to open it in Word. I don't have a Microsoft Office license, and my organization uses Google Workspace. I would like to open it in Google Docs.
I have the Google Drive client installed.
Some near-solutions/workarounds:
- As in How to open doc, ppt, or xls files with Google Drive with double clicks from my desktop?, I can set up the Chrome extension Office Editing for Docs, Sheets, and Slides. The downside is that this uses a version of Google Docs with a very limited interface; there is no Suggestions mode (i.e., track changes), for example.
- I can right-click and select "Open with Google Docs." This does what I want, but I don't like it because I have to remember to do something different for .docx vs .gdoc files.
