PE-DESIGN 11

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs & Troubleshooting

I tried to open an embroidery design file (".pes" format) by double-clicking in Windows Explorer. But the file cannot be opened.

The ".pes" file is not associated with Layout & Editing of PE-DESIGN 11. To resolve the file type association problem, follow the steps below.

 

 

Windows 10

  1. Right-click on the embroidery design file (".pes" format).
    Choose [Open with] from the context-menu, and then, choose [Choose another app].
  2. The How do you want to open this file? dialog will appear. Click [More apps] in the dialog box.
  • If the application name [Layout & Editing] is in the list of apps, select it and check the option [Always use this app to open .pes files], and then, click [OK] in the dialog box.
    Windows10 [1]
     
  • If the application name [Layout & Editing] not in the list, choose [Look for another app on this PC] at the bottom of the list, and then, navigate the Layout & Editing executable (Embedit.exe) for PE-DESIGN 11 in the file explorer.
    Select Embedit.exe and click [Open].
    For example, the default installation path for Layout & Editing is as follows.

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Brother\PE-DESIGN 11\Embedit.exe

    Windows10 [2]Windows10 [3]

 

Windows 8.1

  1. Right-click on the embroidery design file (".pes" format). Choose [Open with] from the context-menu, and then, choose [Choose default program...].
     
  2. The How do you want to open this file? dialog will appear. Click [More options] in the dialog box.

 

  • If the application name [Layout & Editing] is in the list of apps, select it and check the option [Use this app for all .pes files], and then, click [OK] in the dialog box.
    Windows8.1 [1]
     
  • If the application name [Layout & Editing] not in the list, choose [Look for another app on this PC] at the bottom of the list, and then, navigate the Layout & Editing executable (Embedit.exe) for PE-DESIGN 11 in the file explorer.
    Select Embedit.exe and click [Open]. For example, the default installation path for Layout & Editing is as follows.

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Brother\PE-DESIGN 11\Embedit.exe

    Windows8.1 [2]Windows8.1 [3]

 

Windows 7

  1. Right-click on the embroidery design file (".pes" format). Choose [Open with] from the context-menu, and then, choose [Choose default program...].
     
  2. The Open with dialog will appear.

 

  • If the application name [Layout & Editing] is in the list of programs, select it and check the option [Always use the selected program to open this kind of file], and then, click [OK] in the dialog box.
    Windows7 [1]
     
  • If the application name [Layout & Editing] not in the list, click [Browse...] button in the list, and then, navigate the Layout & Editing executable (Embedit.exe) for PE-DESIGN 11 in the file explorer.
    Select Embedit.exe and click [Open].
    For example, the default installation path for Layout & Editing is as follows.

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Brother\PE-DESIGN 11\Embedit.exe

    Windows7 [2]Windows7 [3]

 

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