To resolve this issue, you can reset the registry settings to their default settings. To do this, follow these steps.
- Click the Start button and type RegEdit in the Search box
- Right-click Regedit.exe in the returned list and click Run as administrator
- Browse to the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe
- With .exe selected, right-click (Default) and click Modify…
- Change the Value data: to .exe file
- Browse to and then click on the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile
- With .exe file selected, right-click (Default) and click Modify…
- Change the Value data: to "%1" %*
- Browse to and then click on the following registry key:
KEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open
- With open selected, right-click (Default) and click Modify…
- Change the Value data: to "%1" %*
- Close the Registry Editor and restart your PC.