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File type associations not launching the program in the list
This problem has just started on several machines since 8/20/2016. On Windows 10 Pro computers, the program associated with a file type extension will not launch correctly anymore even though the correct program is listed as associated with that file type.
I have seen two versions of this issue. On one machine, double clicking on a file in Windows Explorer with a .xls extension would open Excel but the worksheet would be blank. If you open Excel first and then load the file from within Excel, it opens fine.
On another computer, double clicking on a file with an assigned file extension results in nothing happening.
I have been able to solve this problem by going to the "Control Panel" --> "Default Programs" --> "Associate a file type or protocol with a program" selecting the file extension I need to work, click "Change Program..." and select the same program that was already listed as the "Current Default".
Obviously, the program listed as the current default is no longer associated with the extension in the registry.
The next time I see this behavior, I will check the registry entries before I apply my "fix".
I just wanted to know if others are seeing this issue and what is causing it.