Windows 10: I click the "Windows" icon in the bottom left corner, type in a file name, then click...

For instance, I have a text file labeled "bills." I click the Windows icon, type in "bills" and the file shows up. I press "enter" and the file won't open.

As far as I know, I haven't changed any settings. Does anyone know why this is happening all of a sudden? I take notes in random text files and it's easier/faster for me to open my files this way. It's annoying.

edit: Here is an example of what I see when I type a file name in. Nothing happens when I press "enter." If I click "Open" nothing happens. Clicking on "Open file location" works and opens up a folder with my desktop.

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Erroneous symbols at the bottom left corner of desktop icons

I'm running Windows 10 with the latest updates. A few days ago, the icons for objects on the desktop changed appearance. The icons are correct but
all have a symbol at the bottom left corner:

• Shortcuts show the correct shortcut symbol
• All files erroneously show a shortcut symbol
• Almost all folders erroneously show a shortcut symbol
• Some folders erroneously show "X"

The icons for files and folders (including the Desktop folder) displayed using File Explorer are all normal.

I would appreciate any suggestions.

 

left bottom window problem

Hi Mark,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to perform the steps given below and check if it helps fix the issue.

• 
  Press Windows key + X
  to open the Task manager.
  
• 
  Click File > Run New Task.
  
• 
  Make sure you have a check mark beside “Create this task with administrative privileges”.
  
• 
  Type CMD.
  
• 
  Type the following 4 commands at the CMD prompt:
  
  powershell
  
  Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}
  
• 
  Close the CMD window.
  

For the printer issue I suggest you to run the Print Troubleshooter.

• 
  Type Troubleshooter in search box and click Enter.
  
• 
  On the top left corner click on “View all”.
  
• 
  Select Printer from the list and follow the prompts for printer troubleshooting.
  

Hope it helps.

 

Editing File Icon and Type Description

This is a question about File Explorer in Windows 10: how do I change the icon as well as the description displayed under the "Type" column in File Explorer?

For each entry (directory or file) in File Explorer, there is an icon on the left next to the its name and a description under the "Type" column, such as "File folder" for a directory and "Text Document" for a .txt file. As an example, I have associated
.pdf files with Google Chrome as the default program for opening it. They have the Chrome logo as the icon and "Chrome HTML Document" under the "Type" column, which is a little misleading. How would I change the icon to, say, a document icon from C:\Windows\system32\imageres.dll,
and the type description to something more sensible like "PDF Document"?

I have tried to edit the registry directly via the Registry Editor that comes with Windows, editing the "(default)" entries of the relevant file types in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts,
then restarting explorer.exe each time I make a change. However, nothing seems to have changed when I opened File Explorer again. Searching through past questions on similar issues did not give me any solutions either.

Thanks.

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Note that this is not a question on:

• changing or displaying file extension;
• changing default programs; nor
• changing the column layout in File Explorer.

System information:

• Windows 10 Pro (x64)
• Administrator account