Windows 10: Windows 10 1803 file association issue

Hi guys.. came across this issue on several brand new machines

2 x intel NUC

1 x microsoft surface pro 4


Booted up ran all the windows updates first.. so all fresh install

joined domain

installed filemaker

tried to associate filemaker file (.FMP12) to filemaker

selected the appropriate executable

does not associate.


Same process worked fine on 1709.


tired association before joining the domain.. same issue...


one of nuc machines reinstalled windows and did not update to 1803. file association worked fine..

unfortunately for surface I cannot revert back to 1709

even factory reset has kept the 1803 version


tried registry hack.. no go..

no matter what I do it just won't remember the file association


any help would be welcome


thank you

:)

 

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Lost file associations, esp RTF


Hi, sorry to hear of your problems.

First, what is your current build (Windows key + R, winver)?

- I'm not sure what that means- grammatically you're referring to a restore point... or perhaps you mean your other option is to upgrade?? But perhaps you are already using 1803, and you mean a restore point to 1803 base build.

Second, if you are on 1803, and have another restore point, that would be the obvious thing to try.
However System Restore doesn't always work when you want it to- which is why we continually and frequently advocate the routine use of disk imaging e.g. using Macrium Reflect (free) + large enough external storage.

Do you use disk imaging by any chance?

If you have upgraded to 1803, then some people are encountering some difficulties. Perhaps that's what you're referring to.

Wordpad is included in the OS so can't be reinstalled separately.

There's no obvious cause, so I suggest a couple of basic steps:
a. run
chkdsk c: /scan
from an admin command prompt and report the result

b. do an antivirus scan

Finally see:
Restore Default File Type Associations in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

- which may help you restore associations- but this depends on the underlying cause.

The Tutorial section from which that comes is worth being familiar with:
Windows 10 Tutorials
searchable list:
Windows 10 Tutorial Index | Windows 10 Tutorials

 

Windows 10 April 2018 Update(SCU) Partially Breaks MKV File Support?

Yeah, they play perfectly fine.

Thanks, this did the trick perfectly!

I'm scratching my head then, because so far every computer I update to 1803, even fresh installs, can no longer read the details of mkv files. But at least icaros fixes the problem for now. Hopefully the bug is fixed in Windows natively eventually.