It's not only annoying to see the wrong program launch when you open a file, but it also puts a real drain on your productivity. Changing the associations, however, is a simple job.

Learn to create an Autorun file for your USB/DVD/CD. You can also add context menu, and use Autorun.inf Generator to make one.

Learn how to create a desktop shortcut to open your favorite application, website, etc, & place it on your Windows 11/10 Desktop or any other folder.

Windows makes it easy for you to open up these files by setting up default programs for each file type -- images files, for example, will open by default in the Windows 10 Photos app.