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How to repair a broken .EXE file association

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00:00 How To Repair A Broken .Exe File Association
00:57 Accepted Answer Score 5
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Open Notepad and save a text file (using a .reg extension) with the following content:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command]
@="\"%1\" %*"

Double click the file then reboot.

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