Affinity Designer 2.52 .afdesign files showing no Design icon

[RichiePhoto]

This is a sample of what I'm getting compared to affinity photo files. I'm using version 2.52 of both apps. I'm using Windows 11

[GarryP]

I don’t know if this still works with Windows 11 but, try right-clicking on the file in File Explorer and choosing Properties from the contextual menu.

Then look at the “Opens with” setting. If it doesn’t say “Affinity Designer 2” then you can change it via the Change button.

[RichiePhoto]

This is what it says 

[RichiePhoto]

Ooof....5 mins later...it registers the icon

[GarryP]

Thanks for the information.

Can you try changing the application to what it already is, just in case that ‘gives the OS a bit of a kick up the bum’? (Just click on the Change button and select the Affinity Designer 2 application.)

Have you tried restarting your machine since you last updated the application?

[GarryP]

4 minutes ago, RichiePhoto said:

Ooof....5 mins later...it registers the icon

Simply going into that dialog, and making the OS look for the application and do a bit of ‘furtling around’, may force the OS to re-evaluate some things in the background and cause the icon to be re-registered.