Windows 10: File association registry folder

I know that I already made a post related to this one, but after I marked a reply as an answer, no one was replying to it, so here's another post


Basically, I have a laptop with Windows 10 home 64-bit on it, and I have reset it multiple times due to different problems that I had. I made a post about a problem where if I right clicked on the file, went to properties, and changed the "Opens with:" to the app that I want, it wouldn't change. The same thing would happen if I used "Open with" and checked "Always open with this app". It just doesn't get associated with the app I want. Someone told me that it was a problem that was caused by the KB4462919 update, so I needed to uninstall it. I did uninstall it a couple of times after Windows was installing it again, but now when I go to the page that uninstalls updates, the KB4462919 update is not in the list! One way that I have is that I can reset my laptop again, but I don't want to! So what I want is to change the permissions of the registry keys that include file associations. Here's the list of what I want to change permissions for in the registry:

• The app that is associated with the file type
• The file type "description" (e.g. when a .MID file is associated with Windows Media Player, it says "MIDI Sequence", when it's associated with something that doesn't recognize .MID files, it just says "MID file", and if it's associated with vanBasco player (http://www.vanbasco.com/karaokeplayer/), it says "vanBasco's Karaoke Player MIDI Sequence)

If changing the permissions of the registry will work, then tell me which keys do I exactly have to edit permissions on, and what do I exactly need to do to only give myself full access. Because I have already edited the registry, and that caused the file manager, the start menu, svchost.exe, and other metro apps to not open, so I needed to reset.

:)

 

File Association Helper in Startup

from another forum on May 6, 2018:
You can uninstall File Association Helper in less than 5 minutes. Here are the steps to follow:

Step 1 — Uninstall File Association Helper via Control Panel

Simply go to Start > type Control Panel > double click the first result to launch Control Panel.
Then go to Uninstall a program > locate File Association Helper in the list and select it
Select Uninstall > wait until Windows completely removes FAH from your PC.
Restart your PC.
Step 2 — Clean the Registry Editor

Now that you removed the program, you also need to remove any traces or file changes associated with it. To do that, you need to open the Registry Editor.

Go to Start > type “regedit” > launch the Registry Editor
Locate the following keys and delete them:
KEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareFile Association Helper
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareFile Association Helper

Step 3 — Check all the hidden files and folders

File Association Helper may have left behind various hidden files and folders. In order to completely remove the software, you can also need to delete these files. Here’s how to do that:

Simply go to Start > type Control Panel > double click the first result to launch Control Panel. On Windows 10, you can also type “Show hidden files and folder” in the search box. Then simply check Show hidden files, folders and drives and jump straight to step number 3.
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Go to Folder > select Show Hidden Files and Folders
Locate the following folders:
Crogram FilesFile Association Helper
C*Biggrinocument and SettingsAll UsersApplication DataFile Association Helper
C*Biggrinocuments and Settings%USER%Application DataFile Association Helper

4. Delete them and then restart your PC.

Step 4 — Empty Temp Folder

The final step is to clean the Temp folder where all the temporary files are stored. To empty the folder, go to Start and type the %temp% command.

This will open the Temp folders. You can now empty them. If the system displays an error message when deleting some files, leave them. The files might be in use by Windows services or some running software.

Step 5 — Use a dedicated tool to remove software leftovers

After you performed all the steps listed above, you have removed 99.9% of all the files and folders left behind by File Association Helper. However, there may be a few file that escaped your scrutiny. In order to make sure that you have removed all of them, you can also use a dedicated software uninstaller.

These applications are specially designed to remove the selected application along with all of its files and registry entries. As a result, the application will be completely removed from your PC.

There are many great uninstaller tools available on the market, but the best are IOBit Uninstaller and Revo Uninstaller so feel free to try any of these tools.

 

Are my Registry Files all legitimate programs?

Isn't there a web tool whereby I can check if programs listed in my REGISTRY FILES are legitimate programs?

 

When clicking the files getting error that the file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action.

Hello,

I understand that when you try to open the file, you are prompted that the files does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. We will certainly help you.

• What file are you trying to open?

This issue is caused if the file is not associated with any of the application or program to open it.

If those files are the pictures as I can see that you are trying to access the picture folder. I suggest you to follow the below steps and check if the issue resolves.

• Right click on the file and select Open with.
• Select Photo App or Photo Gallery.
• Double click and check if you are able to open that file.

Keep us posted if the issue is resolved. We are glad to help you.