Windows 10: How do you want to open this file ?

When ever I try to download a program and I was an exe. file I never just get a run button so I can simply install the program but a box pops up saying "how do you want to open this file? " with the options of:

Internet Explorer
Notepad
Office XML Handler
Paint
Windows Media Player
Word 2016
WordPad

or search for another app on the PC

So basically I can't install any programs. It there a fix or is this what Microsoft wants.

Any help appreciated.

Thank you

:)

 

"how do you want to open this file?"

every 30 minutes or so I keep getting this random pop up





what file ?? there is not any file to open it and it just keeps going randomly it is been like this for 6 months and when I chose a program nothing happened.

please help me I am tired of it because whenever I am using fullscreen in video games or movies it brings me back to the desktop and canceling the fullscreen all the time.

 

"how do you want to open this file?"

Check if any freeloaders are starting with WIndows by assuring you have a Clean Boot from step 4 in this Checklist:

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

I would also go over the other Checklist steps to know for sure the quality of your install, which is what matters most in Windows 10 with it's heavy Update servicing. Only Clean Installs appear to be avoiding problems, as an example the install in this link
has no reported issues by any of the hundreds of thousands who have used it:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wiki...

I hope this helps. Feel free to ask back any questions and let us know how it goes. I will keep working with you until it's resolved.

 

Hello pbr, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

You might see if downloading and merging the .reg file for the listed exe item in the table of Option Two in the tutorial below may help. It will restore the default associations and registry entries for .exe files.

*Arrow Restore Default File Type Associations in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

 

I found my Windows 10 was corrupted and had Microsoft help with a reinstall for free. Thank you