Iviewgle's video: How to fix Unable to open EXE files Program Setup Files in Windows 10 3 Possible Fixes

.exe files/program files not opening/not working in windows 10? You can fix the problem by three simple methods. Note: All copy paste start with letter and end with letter. Don't copy the line breaks before the first letter and after the last letter. You need to restart your computer after making these changes! You can restart once after making all three changes if you are applying all three methods. Method : 0m4s Copy the below code. reg delete "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\regedit.exe" Right click on Windows Start Button\Command Prompt Admin\Right click to paste the above code! Hit enter key. Please type Yes to confirm the deletion! Restart your computer to apply the changes! Method : 0m40s Copy the code from below to a notepad file Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithList] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithProgids] "exefile"=hex(0): Now right click on your desktop\new\notepad. Open notepad and paste the above code! Click now on the top menu "File" and chose Save as. SAVE AS "exe.reg" without quotes! Select File type as ALL FILES. Select Encoding as UNICODE. Save the file and double click the file to open it. Click on YES to confirm. Restart your computer to apply the changes. Method : 1m42s Copy the code from below to a notepad file Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe] @="exefile" "Content Type"="application/x-msdownload" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\PersistentHandler] @="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile] @="Application" "EditFlags"=hex:38,07,00,00 "FriendlyTypeName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,\ 00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,\ 32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,\ 00,2c,00,2d,00,31,00,30,00,31,00,35,00,36,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\DefaultIcon] @="%1" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open] "EditFlags"=hex:00,00,00,00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command] @="\"%1\" %*" "IsolatedCommand"="\"%1\" %*" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas] "HasLUAShield"="" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runas\command] @="\"%1\" %*" "IsolatedCommand"="\"%1\" %*" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runasuser] @="@shell32.dll,-50944" "Extended"="" "SuppressionPolicyEx"="{F211AA05-D4DF-4370-A2A0-9F19C09756A7}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\runasuser\command] "DelegateExecute"="{ea72d00e-4960-42fa-ba92-7792a7944c1d}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers] @="Compatibility" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Compatibility] @="{1d27f844-3a1f-4410-85ac-14651078412d}" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shellex\DropHandler] @="{86C86720-42A0-1069-A2E8-08002B30309D}" [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.exe] [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.exe] "FullDetails"="prop:System.PropGroup.Description;System.FileDescription;System.ItemTypeText;System.FileVersion;System.Software.ProductName;System.Software.ProductVersion;System.Copyright;*System.Category;*System.Comment;System.Size;System.DateModified;System.Language;*System.Trademarks;*System.OriginalFileName" "InfoTip"="prop:System.FileDescription;System.Company;System.FileVersion;System.DateCreated;System.Size" "TileInfo"="prop:System.FileDescription;System.Company;System.FileVersion;System.DateCreated;System.Size" [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithList] [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.exe\OpenWithProgids] "exefile"=hex(0): [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.exe] [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.exe] @="exefile" "Content Type"="application/x-msdownload" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.exe\PersistentHandler] @="{098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}" ;;end Now right click on your desktop\new\notepad. Open notepad and paste the above code! Click now on the top menu "File" and chose Save as. SAVE AS "exe.reg" without quotes! Select File type as ALL FILES. Select Encoding as UNICODE. Save the file and double click the file to open it. Click on YES to confirm. RESTART your computer to apply the changes. Please LIKE the video if this works for you :-)