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

Discus and support Windows 10 search opens 'word' incorrect file association in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; make a file type always open in a specific program, this brings up the list. Do you have IE as default or Edge? Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by ansuz, Aug 11, 2015.

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  1. ANSUZ
    ansuz Win User

    Windows 10 search opens 'word' incorrect file association


    make a file type always open in a specific program, this brings up the list. Do you have IE as default or Edge?
     
    ansuz, Aug 11, 2015
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  2. PAULSALTER
    paulsalter Win User

    does IE give the option to open or save the file or does it just download it?
     
    paulsalter, Aug 11, 2015
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  3. ANSUZ
    ansuz Win User
    yes, but when I hit open it flashes the screen and nothing appears
     
    ansuz, Aug 11, 2015
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  4. ANSUZ
    ansuz Win User

    Windows 10 search opens 'word' incorrect file association

    Do you have IE the default browser or Edge the default
     
    ansuz, Aug 11, 2015
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  5. PAULSALTER
    paulsalter Win User
    I have IE as the default browser
     
    paulsalter, Aug 11, 2015
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  6. ANSUZ
    ansuz Win User
    I will change mine to IE default then and see
     
    ansuz, Aug 11, 2015
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  7. ANSUZ
    ansuz Win User
    No that didn't make a difference IE downloads opened, and I could not open the download, the screen just flashed
     
    ansuz, Aug 11, 2015
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  8. PAULSALTER
    paulsalter Win User

    Windows 10 search opens 'word' incorrect file association

    I am out of ideas now except for doing a re install of windows, sounds like something else is corrupt somewhere

    hopefully someone else might read this and have extra thoughts

    I will keep looking to see if I can find any other solutions (most I have found are for win 8 though)
     
    paulsalter, Aug 11, 2015
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  9. ANSUZ
    ansuz Win User
    ansuz, Aug 11, 2015
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  10. ANSUZ
    ansuz Win User
    OK say you search for the word reset, and up come the choices when you hit one choice with a cog next to it, describe what happens please. and post the result here for me.
     
    ansuz, Aug 11, 2015
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  11. PAULSALTER
    paulsalter Win User
    If I type the word reset in the search box I get this


    Windows 10 search opens 'word' incorrect file association [​IMG]


    I then click on the one with the cog (2nd one down), reset this pc and I get this


    Windows 10 search opens 'word' incorrect file association [​IMG]
     
    paulsalter, Aug 11, 2015
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  12. ANSUZ
    ansuz Win User
    I wonder if my IE is corrupt? I get IE opening and in the download section, no result like you get.
     
    ansuz, Aug 11, 2015
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  13. PAULSALTER
    paulsalter Win User

    Windows 10 search opens 'word' incorrect file association

    you could try a re install of ie

    right click the start menu and select programs and features
    at the left select turn windows features on and off

    remove the tick from IE and click ok will get rid of it
    might be worth trying the search after doing this see if any difference

    then reboot
    go back in and put the tick back on for IE
    this will re install it

    it still seems odd to me that the settings rely on IE, this I thought was something MS wanted rid of....eventualy
     
    paulsalter, Aug 11, 2015
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  14. PAULSALTER
    paulsalter Win User
    sitting here with my fingers crossed

    hows the weather in NSW, are you having a mild winter?
     
    paulsalter, Aug 11, 2015
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  15. ANSUZ
    ansuz Win User
    I am in Goulburn, up 2,000 feet. Minus 4 at 10AM this morning. I have a Pal in Milton Keynes and I basically get the same weather as he does, a season apart. We had snow a few weeks ago. I made a video of what happens. The uninstall and reinstall of IE did not change anything. Curiosly, when I took IE out, it reverted back to 'word' again. How do I get the video to you?
     
    ansuz, Aug 11, 2015
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