Downloaded pdf files open in wordpad and cant be read

after downloading some files they open up in wordpad and cant be read.they appear as some kind of code.this happens with both text and photo files.i cant seem to find another application to try open them in.
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Hi,
Wordpad can't open pdf files properly, you need pdf reader and the most popular is Adobe reader. Please download from the following link and install to your computer:
http://get.adobe.com/reader/
(Please don't tick add-in).
Windows 8.1 actually comes with a reader but it's not good enough.
Regards.
BH
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