Windows 10: Error when opening file location from a shortcut in start menu

Hi, I am a newbie in software development. I was learning a few languages and installed some IDEs on my system. But then the context menu options "Open in Visual Studio", "Edit in Pycharm..." started frustrating me so I used Regedit and added Extended into some of the keys I don't know what to call them. But now whenever I click on Open File Location while selecting a start menu shortcut, it shows me this error. And if do this on a shortcut elsewhere it works as before. I know I've messed up. Can someone help me out??Error Message:

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open-file-location for pinned shortcuts: file system error(-214492695)

This happens anytime I select the context menu item "open file location" for a start menu shortcut. Tried several suggestions that were posted for file/folder location problems including sfc, dism, registry but no luck. The error popup is from runtimebroker.exe, but searches for the exe name and error code came up dry here, on google, and in other places.
Same failure occurs when selecting the show-in-folder item when right-clicking in the edge browser's downloads list.
However, open file location for all desktop shortcuts gives expected result (no errors). The right folder opens in windows explorer.
This problem only started happening about a year ago on my desktop (Dell Vostro 220), but has never happened, even now, on my laptop (Dell Inspiron 1545). Both are running Win 10 v1909 build 18363.628. installed from the same media, regularly updated together, and running the same way for 3 years now. I have not been able to determine any changes that were made to the desktop system (or the laptop). It is certainly not disabling, but it is irritating, because a weird problem in one place is often found to be related to a hidden problem elsewhere..
I have not found this error reported after doing dozens of searches. Anybody else seeing this?
Maybe my creativity for composing searches is weakening along with several other intellectual capabilities as I approach my 80th birthday.

 

Desktop shortcut is opening application and explorer window location

Hi Lyle, probably best to just create a new shortcut . . .

On your Start Menu, in the alphabetical list of installed apps, locate that application

Right click and choose More - Open File Location

Right click the resulting file and choose Send to Desktop (create shortcut)

Delete the old shortcut

 

Open file location is missing in pinned apps

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No, that's not the sort of 'file location' the OP is referring to. Your 'file location' opens File Explorer at the location of the shortcut for that app in the Start Menu's Programs folder. The OP wants the list of recently opened files, or the Jump List as it is known (hover over each one and it shows its file location). Theirs is turned off (and yours by the looks of it).