Windows 10: My laptop has changed all my saved documents and all documents downloaded into symbols and...

My laptop has changed all my saved documents and all documents downloaded into symbols and letters etc. I need help to change back to what it was and seek advice. It surely has to be in settings.

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Downloads folder is the Documents folder

Hi Chris,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to Restore to Default the folders and document settings and see if it helps.

Step 1:

Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

• Go to Download folder.
• Right click on the Download Folder and go to Properties.
• In Properties go to Location tab.
• In location Tab Click on Restore Default.

Step 2:

Please follow below steps and check if it helps.

• Go to Documents folder.
• Right click on the Document folder and go to Properties.
• In Properties go to Location tab.
• In location Tab Click on Restore Default.

After performing above steps change the settings as you required and check if it helps.

Hope these information helps, please get back to us for future support, we’ll be glad to assist you further.

Thank you.

 

Can not change file/document name of new downloaded document before saving

Before Windows 10 Pro version 1903 became available, when downloading a new document/file such as a bank/credit card statement or any kind of document/statement, I could change the name of the file/document before saving it(I change the name so it is in
the same format of all the other documents/statements in the same documents file location.

Now, after I installed Windows 10 Pro version 1903, when I try to change the name of the file/document, all I get is random numbers/letters or special characters and not the name that I tried to name the new file/document.

Now, the only way to change the name of the file/document is to save the file/document with what ever name it came with in the initial download and then go back to the location where I saved the file/document, click on the file/folder, click on rename and
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This also applies to programs, apps, it doesn't matter what I try to change the name to, all I get is random numbers/letters or special characters.

This is double the work that I have to do now since Windows 10 Pro version 1903 came out.

This happens on all 4 of my computers/laptops I have at home.

 

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