Windows 10: Double click doesn't open htm/html files

Hi,

in my new Hp EliteBook 850 G4, I've a very strange issue. I can't try a restore, since company gave me it after configurating it and updating to the last version of Windows 10 Pro 64 bit with Windows Update, and the issue was from the beginning.

I've Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox (64 bit version) installed browsers, with Firefox as default one.
Everytime I try to open a *.html or *.htm file with double click, the system asks me in a recursive way to choose one program from a list and if I want to set it as default. It doens't matter if I choose one browser, the system doesn't open the file and ask again same thing.
If I don't double click the htm/html files, but just right click and select Open, everything works!

I've tried to change default browser, with Chrome, Edge, IE, or also to set one of the browser as default for all protocols and supported files...but nothing changes.

I've also tried to force file associations with following prompt commands in administrative mode:

Code: C:\WINDOWS\system32>assoc .html=htmlfile .html=htmlfile C:\WINDOWS\system32>assoc .htm=htmlfile .htm=htmlfile C:\WINDOWS\system32>ftype htmlfile="C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" htmlfile="C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" C:\WINDOWS\system32>[/quote] and other strange thing, is that in the last command response line an additional "%1" was expeted.

Also registry seems to be ok


Code: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.html\OpenWithList[/quote] has "a" entry with "firefox.exe" value,

and

Code: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.html\OpenWithList[/quote] there's the key with "FirefoxHTML-308046B0AF4A39CB" value.


So, is there any suggestion to fix it?

Thanks a lot.

*Tongue

:)

 

saving html file

File Explorer > View tab on ribbon > Options > View tab in Folder Options dialog > Uncheck
Hide extensions for known file types. Then check whether the file you've saved has the extension .HTM/.HTML, or .HTM.TXT/.HTML.TXT by mistake.

Once you have it set to .HTM or .HTML properly, it should be associated with your default browser and open up in it when you double-click the file.

 

Can't set default browser and can't use hyperlinks in Outlook

I found the answer and made some simple registry changes:

If you received this error after uninstalling any application that takes over the HTML open command (including, but not limited to, Chrome & Firefox browsers) you may also need to change the HTM/HTML association
in the registry.

• Start, click Run, type Regedit in the Open box, and then click OK.
• Browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.html
• Right click the value for the .html key and select Modify...
• Change the value from "ChromeHTML" to "htmlfile" (or from FireFoxHTML to htmlfile)
• Repeat for .htm, shtml, .xht, .xhtml, .xhtm keys

Repeat these steps for htm and .shtml keys if they exist. You may also want to check the xhtml and xhtm keys. Don't want to edit the registry? Download this
file (right click and choose Save target as...) Then double click on the file to run and restart Windows.

You need to restart windows for the change to take effect.

Here is the url: This operation has been cancelled due to restrictions

Now I can go into control panel and reset the default browser. I'm happy!

 

Hi, try checking (control panel) this:




and this free program may let you confirm and compare the setting:

 

Hi, thanks a lot fo your suggestions:

In control panel seems everything ok (despite near the extension I don't see the firefox litte icon but a blank one):




and also on FilesTypeMan it seems ok:

*cry

 

You could try restoring the default using this:
Restore Default File Type Associations in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials
(search for the particular extensions)

 

I've apply the two reg files for html,htm extensions, restart, but also with Edge the system asks me with double click to choose a default program....

trying to change it with other browser, doesn't solve....

no problem with right mouse button and "Open" command

*cry*cry*cry

 

It may be that you are trying to set the default with Open With and not completing the process with the tick box correctly. It is somewhat awkward.

Try in Settings



(Click once to get a vertical list of available programs).

Or, and it's more convenient, the equivalent in Control Panel).

 

Yes, I've already tried it, again and again, as you can see, I've associated either all files and protocols to Firefox and also on single file association settings (I've also tried with classic Control Panel interface, same result):








I've also tried with Chrome, IE and Edge, but nothing changes.

Everytime I make a double click on a htm/html file, this is what i get:





if I flag the check to use it as default and give Ok, or leave it unchecked, the same dialog appears in loop...

Yesterday I saw that also on Spiceworks community, there are other Windows 10 Pro 64 bit version users with the same recent very wired problem with double click only for htm/html files, and at the moment there isn't any working fix...

*Banghead*Banghead*Banghead

 

See what happens in Safe Mode.

I have Win 10 Pro x 64, Creator's build, and don't see this.

 

Yes, my colleague has same Hp EliteBook (company bought 2 identical laptops), and when we turn on them they started with all Windows 10 updates..., mine has the trouble, his one doesn't...

I'll give a try in safe mode, and let know.

Thanks

 

tried in safe mode, but still same situation....*Banghead*Banghead*Banghead

 

Compare this:



(rt click on the file type shown, click Edit...)

Compare

 

Thanks, I have to wait Monday to test, and let you know. Have a nice weekend!

 

Hi dalchina, it seems I have some differeces, some maybe because I've installed the 64 bit version of Firefox.

Let's see:












What do you think about?

Thanks