Windows 10: The target "" of this internet shortcut is not valid.

Error message pops up on start up of windows 11 The target "" of this internet shortcut is not valid. Go to the internet shortcut property sheet and make sure the target is correct. This has been happening since I loaded my system restore point not sure if its supposed to say anything between " " but it doesn't.

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The Target of this Internet Shortcut is not valid!


Hi,
Just turned computer on, and upon starting found "File Explorer" icon in Taskbar to be "flashing" together with the error message..... The Target of this Internet Shortcut is not valid!
I am using Mozilla Firefox as opposed to Internet Explorer, (IE being turned off).
Anyone have any experience/information to resolve the problem
Thank you and regards,
John P.

 

"The target "" of this Internet Shortcut is not valid." Windows 10 Pro

I've made a custom PC, been working fine. First time it crashed, had to reinstall windows after a lot of difficulty. After the re-installation, a few days later, most of my applications' icons vanish. They look like white papers, with the top right folded.
Some applications have the image of the Earth. While clicked on, it says the following:

The target "" of this Internet Shortcut is not valid. Go to the Internet Shortcut property sheet and make sure that the target is correct.

If I try to delete or move the files which are facing the issue, it says the following:

An unexpected error is keeping you from moving this file. If you continue to receive this error, you can use the error code to search for help with this problem.

Error 0x80070780: The file cannot be accessed by the system.

To currently use the affected applications, I'm using a work around of opening the file location or searching it up on the taskbar. This is extremely inconvienent, and I'm requesting anyone who's fixed this error to provide their method, or any other ways
I could solve this issue.

Thank you.

 

Where are my "Internet Shortcut Property Sheets" ?

Running Windows 10, using Internet Explorer.

For unknown reasons, today when I started-up the PC, and opened up IE, the favorites were
not as they were the previous night.

Instead of being able to see the long list of Favorites.....I now see only ONE Favorites folder available. It lists 7 sites in that one folder. No other favorites are seen or accessible.

When I click on any of the 7 listed websites in that one folder, I get the following message:

"The target " " of this internet shortcut is not valid. Go to the internet shortcut property sheet and make sure the target is correct."

I need help to find the internet shortcut property sheet . Can someone give me some guidance ?

And what happened to make all my Favorites disappear, and the one listed as being not accessible. ?

Regards,

Gary