Please help, this is annoying and I have no idea where to start looking
In Windows 10, if open a File Explorer window (Win-E) and then go to a directory. If there's a file which an extension not associated to any program and I right click, I got what is supposed to do: a contextual menu which starts with Open with…, some other extensions work as well, like .zip (I have no zip manager, I use the one provided with ths OS)
If the file is associated with an extension, like a .xlsx, .pdf, .jpg and so on, and I right click, it shows the waiting circle, and then the File Explorer closes.
I believe some program installed a handler or something like that. I have been uninstalling everything I recently installed, that might be causing the problem, among other things,
- Autohotkey
- Microsoft Visual Code
- 7Zip file manager
- WinRAR
- Notepad++
- FoxIt PDF
I really, really don't want to uninstall MS Office, but I don't know what else to look for
I'm currently running a sfc /scannow to see if I got some files corrupted, but I really don't know what else to do.
Any idea?
Best Answer
I have had this issue since February 2017. I have an ASUS computer. I uninstalled Foxit Phantom PDF and the right click works again everywhere. Maybe you will have the same luck?