Windows 10: Why can't I open certain .exe files on my pc.

I have this problem that occurred really recently. I wanted to run an application called "Roblox Account Manager.exe" as the name says it an application used to manage your roblox accounts but i wont open. It's the same with "NBTExploler.exe" used to change NBT data in minecraft. For now those 2 apps are the only one i found not working. But apps like discord, lunar client, spotify or brave web browser that i am using currently are opening without any problems. I have no clue what the issue might be, because the "Roblox Account Manager.exe" app worked perfectly 2 days prior 15.07.2024

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Exe file slow to open

A SFX archive isn't going to open right away. The files have to be extracted first. When you are opening it in WinRar, it's not extracting the file, it's just reading it which is why it opens right away.

 

Certain .exe files won't open

I'm having an intermittent issue where specific .exe files won't open in Windows 11.

Sometimes, they'll open fine, but other times I click on the icon (or explorer location), and nothing happens.

When checking task manager to see if there is any activity. The process appears briefly (1-2 seconds) and then disappears from the list

To troubleshoot I have tried:

• Running as administrator
  
• Running the .exe from different locations (onedrive /documents & local /documents)
  
• Re-downloading the files
  

None of the above solved the issue. Restarting the laptop doesn't solve it, it just seems to happen for a period of time (most so far is ~2 days), and then works for a similarly unspecified period of time.

I've noticed the problem with Godot (v4.2 and v4.3 at User/OneDrive/Documents/...), and Blender (v4.0 at C:/Program Files/...), whereas other applications work with no issues, e.g. GIMP (at C:/Program Files/...).

Godot/Blender are the only two programs I've found the issue with so far.

EDIT

Another attempt, I redownloaded Godot and tried to open it. The same thing happened. But, when I tried to then delete the .exe, it won't let be because "the file is open in another program", even though it doesn't appear in the task manager "processes" list.

 

Opening certain .exe files

I'm trying to see what is written in the application that makes it run

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I can open most exe files just fine. Its specific files like winlogon.exe, lsass.exe, svchost.exe