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Discus and support Windows 10 dropped file type association (reboot helped) in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; This may have been a temporary glitch, but yesterday I opened File Explorer to get a PDF file I had stored away. I found the file, but the Adobe logo... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by cpmusic, Dec 28, 2015.

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    Windows 10 dropped file type association (reboot helped)


    This may have been a temporary glitch, but yesterday I opened File Explorer to get a PDF file I had stored away. I found the file, but the Adobe logo that normally appears next to it (I used the Details view) was missing, replaced by a blank white rectangle, and when I double-clicked the filename, nothing happened. I had been viewing PDF files earlier in the day without problems, but suddenly, it wouldn't work.

    I rebooted the machine and the file type was set right, but I have a feeling I haven't seen the last of this problem. I didn't look specifically for the problem with other apps, but I have a mix of PDF and other types in the root Documents folder, and it seems to me that all the other files in that view were missing app logos, as well.

    Has anyone else seen this?

    :)
     
    cpmusic, Dec 28, 2015
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    RobertJWin, Dec 28, 2015
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  3. How do I DISassociate a file type in Windows 10?

    Hi,

    Delete the .dat and then make the file I specified and use MERGE. Be sure to

    reboot afterwards.

    Does the program you associated it with have a setting to specify file types?

    Apps may track associations different than desktop programs.

    You can use Option 1 here to reset all file associations.

    How to Restore Default File Extension Type Associations in Windows 10

    https://www.windowsphoneinfo.com/threads/restore-default-file-type-associations-in-windows-10.7770/


    This also should work on Windows 10 - be sure to export the key before use.

    How to Restore Default File Extension Type Associations in Windows 8 and 8.1

    http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/8486-default-file-associations-restore-windows-8-a.html


    Hope this helps.

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    Rob Brown -
    Microsoft MVP
    <- profile - Windows Experience : Bicycle - Mark Twain said it right.
     
    SpiritX MS MVP, Dec 28, 2015
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