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Default apps reset, Windows looking for data in the wrong place
Hi everyone,
6 days ago, I installed a sizeable update ( version 1709). Afterwards, Windows didn't know what programs to use for many files, including any pictures or archives. I use Picasa & WinRar respectively, and I had to find their .exe and set them as default again. I have the C drive, a 120GB SSD on which I installed Windows and a few other programs, but the vast majority of my stuff is on D, a 1TB HDD. For some reason though, Windows doesn't seem to care, and believes that I have everything on C, except it can't find any of the data of course.
For example, on my desktop I had a shortcut for the game Dishonored 2, which used to point to the correct location (on drive D), but after the update it was changed automatically to drive C, and the shortcut was also duplicated, so now I have a Dishonored 2 (1) shortcut, which points to drive D (the correct one). This is the case in many apps, but not all, and I can't seem to find what they have in common.
I tried to launch GTA V just a few minutes before, and it says it needs to install the game. How do I un**** this? Any helpful tip would be appreciated, thanks in advance!
edit: this might seem like a minor detail, but could be important; before the update, I had WinRar's shortcuts in the right click context menu, like extract here, extract to folder etc, after the update it was gone. I have since reenabled it, but I guess it could mean something.