Windows 10: Windows 10 search opens 'word' incorrect file association

ran that yesterday, BUT will run it again and advise result
Was going to try a reset, but it said it would remove apps.

 

the only other thought I have is to try this
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7...-10-image.html

using the restore health option, and then trying the sfc command again after it

it looks like something is corrupt somewhere with opening these apps
does settings app work ok if you go direct to it instead of searching?

 

No corruption detected using sfc and dism, will run sfc again

 

if I go direct it is fine, it is only when I use search and click on the results that word opens, will try the restore health and let you know the result.

 

has it ever worked or has it been like this since you installed?

I am running out of ideas now, you could go the reset windows route, but that will wipe everything and make it a clean install (think there is an option to keep files but not 100% sure)

 

I wonder, that on the first day I installed W10, it asked for an association when I used the search, and I must have pressed word!!!! I may actually been the cause of the problem.

 

Did restore health, problem still exists.

 

never worked, but I think I caused it when the association popped up and I hit word.

 

go into the control panel and have a look here, select word from the list to get this





do you see anything different to that on your machine?


now, if you go to Settings, System and then Default Apps
at the bottom are 2 options
chose default by file type and by protocol

have a look through them and see what word is assigned to based on the above from control panel, see if there is another default available

 

could you check settingcontent-ms my list has word associated with that in the protocol list

also .dochtml and .docxml so three that do NOT appear on your list above

 

ok, if you go into the Settings, system, Default apps and at the bottom have a look for by file type
there are 2 entries for settingscontent-ms

it should look like this, I am hoping the second one on yours has word instead of IE

 

yes it has word, I click and only word and look in store is available.

 

does IE work ok on your machine?

it should be seeing it as an option if its there

 

,
changed it to ie in the associate a file type or protocol with a specific program

That did not solve the problem but it changed it, now IE opens and downloads something. Could you please check the protocol list for what you have there.

 

I don't have any mention of it in the protocol list

The only place it shows for me is defaults for file extension, and this is assigned to IE

I am not sure what else we can try now, your settings seem the same as mine