All programs open with Windows Media Player [Solved]

All programs open with Windows Media Player

Original title: All of a sudden all my Icons on the task bar and the start menu open with windows media player!!! Properties of all icons show Windows Media Player (.Ink)__

Every Icon appears with a Windows Media Player icon.
Adobe, Explorer, Power point and all programmes

Solutions to the Problem All programs open with Windows Media Player

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Hi Richme,

- Did you try the first method?
 
If Method 1 from my earlier post does not help in fixing the issue, try the following:
 
Important This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry.
However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly.
Therefore, make sure that you follow these
steps carefully.
For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it.
Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs.
For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
 
How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322756/
 
·         Click Start, type
Notepad in the Start search box and hit Enter.
 
Copy and paste the following lines (mentioned in bold) and save the file with .reg  extension.
Double-click to add the information to your registry.
 
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.LNK]
@="lnkfile"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.LNK\ShellEx\000214EE-0000-0000-C000-000000000046]
@="00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.LNK\ShellEx\000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046]
@="00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.LNK\ShellEx\00021500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046]
@="00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.LNK\ShellEx\BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1]
@="00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.LNK\ShellNew]
"Handler"="ceefea1b-3e29-4ef1-b34c-fec79c4f70af"
"IconPath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,\
 74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,\
 00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,\
 31,00,36,00,37,00,36,00,39,00,00,00
"ItemName"="@shell32.dll,-30397"
"MenuText"="@shell32.dll,-30318"
"NullFile"=""
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.LNK\ShellNew\Config]
"DontRename"=""
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile]
@="Shortcut"
"EditFlags"=dword:00000001
"FriendlyTypeName"="@shell32.dll,-4153"
"IsShortcut"=""
"NeverShowExt"=""
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\CLSID]
@="00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Compatibility]
@="1d27f844-3a1f-4410-85ac-14651078412d"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\OpenContainingFolderMenu]
@="37ea3a21-7493-4208-a011-7f9ea79ce9f5"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046]
@=""
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\DropHandler]
@="00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\IconHandler]
@="00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\PropertySheetHandlers\ShimLayer Property Page]
@="513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8"
 
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.LNK\UserChoice]
 
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.LNK
\OpenWithProgids]
"lnkfile"=hex(0):
 
This should fix the file association issue.

Gokul - Microsoft Support

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Running System Update Readiness Command

On running the System Update readiness Command, it will Detect & Replace Incorrect Registry data with the Correct one. Which may ultimately Solve All programs open with Windows Media Player in Windows.

1. Open CMD as Administrator by Simply Right Clicking on Start button > Command Prompt (Admin).
2. Now Type or Copy paste "DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth" and hit Enter,
3. Now again Type or Copy paste this "DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth" and hit Enter.
4. Close the Command Prompt Window because we are done.

Try and see if you still get the same error All programs open with Windows Media Player in your Windows.

Note: You may be prompted to enter your administrator's password when you try to execute certain system tasks!

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