Solution for Restoring Default Open with Windows 7

Problem : All links in the desktop open with MS Word while double Clicking.

 

Solution :
Step 1 –  Delete User Choice Key from the following entry

 

Now all icons will open however still it shows icon as Word File.

Just need to refresh icon cache.

 

Create a bach file with following lines.

 

@echo off

set iconcache=%localappdata%\IconCache.db

echo The Explorer process must be killed to delete the Icon DB.

echo.

echo Please SAVE ALL OPEN WORK before continuing.

echo.

pause

echo.

If exist “%iconcache%” goto delID

echo.

echo Icon DB has already been deleted.

echo.

pause

exit /B

:delID

echo Attempting to delete Icon DB…

echo.

taskkill /IM explorer.exe /F

del “%iconcache%” /A

echo.

echo Icon DB has been successfully deleted.

echo.

start explorer.exe

pause

exit /B

 

 

 

 

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