Windows 10: can't run/install some .exe/.msi files

when i start a .exe it works most of the time, but sometimes it won't start if it does not open, it often does when running it over the CMD, Run as Admin doesn't help, also when installing a .msi file, windows installer doesn't give me any errors app does not open & no error, also it somehow only works when doing: msiexec /i installer.msi in cmd?i tried the troubleshooting, and well it works, but i don't want to do this for every single file? it just changed the comp. mode to Win8 or does skip it.so i tried to reinstall windows installer, but well i need to do ren in system32? access d

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Not running new .exe or .msi files

thank you, TO for your suggestions, but these didn't help unfortunately.

"winmgmt /verifyrepository" came back as consistent and the Catroot2 has been moved to Catroot2.old, restarted and still the same problem.
what else could I try please?

regards
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Just a bit more info about what I noticed....

- I can run .exe files as long as these are part of installed applications, like Word, Excel and other applications that have been installed for a long time. Could it be that if I move the .exe files to the folder where the other installed .exe are these would also run? I will try that.

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OK..... so, just tried this...

went into C:\Program Files (x86)\Audacity and double clicked on "audacity.exe" without any hesitations this applications started.
I pasted another, just downloaded, application (.exe) into that same Audacity folder and it certainly didn't do anything after double clicking on it. It's like there has been a white list created with all application names that were installed up to a certain date/time and anything that isn't part of that list cannot be run (should be ignored)???? Does this even exist and if this is a possibility how could I figure it out? IT management says that they have certainly not installed anything like that.

 

Not running new .exe or .msi files

Hi All,

I have a problem with my windows 10 installation. It is Win10 Enterprise version 1809(17763.1339).
The problem: I cannot run some .exe, .msi and other weird behaviour.
My local IT colleagues are no help as they have never seen this behaviour.
I can run all previously installed applications like office and other non-office .exe, but it seems that all new .exe that I want to run just won’t work. Double clicking does nothing, no message whatsoever. However, I can run them using the command line interface (CMD). I’m a local Admin of my machine.
.msi files however show this in CMD “Access denied”.
My IT support says that if there was anything blocking .exe files it would have to be done via MacAfee and we even uninstalled it (to test that theory) with the same results, not running any new .exe or .msi files. Also, when I try to right click on a .reg file to edit or merge it does nothing.
Any ideas of what I should check?

 

Can't run .exe file

Hi Phil,

There are several reasons why you are having issues running .exe files on your Windows 10 laptop. To assist you better, kindly answer the questions below:

• Have you made any changes to your laptop prior to this issue?
• What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
• What is the error message that you received when running .exe files?

Regards.