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what kind of file you are trying to open ?<br />
double check and share file's extention
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what kind of file you are trying to open ?
double check and share file's extention

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here is a similar question with answer on Expert Exchange, please review.<br />
<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28098783/The-file-does-not-have-a-program-associated-with-it-for-performing-this-action.html" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28098783/The-file-does-not-have-a-program-associated-with-it-for-performing-this-action.html</a>
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here is a similar question with answer on Expert Exchange, please review.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28098783/The-file-does-not-have-a-program-associated-with-it-for-performing-this-action.html [https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28098783/The-file-does-not-have-a-program-associated-with-it-for-performing-this-action.html]

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Restart the computer in Safe Mode and then open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator. <br />
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Run SFC /SCANNOW. Allow to complete, close out, restart and test Windows Explorer.
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Restart the computer in Safe Mode and then open cmd.exe with Run as Administrator.

Run SFC /SCANNOW. Allow to complete, close out, restart and test Windows Explorer.

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What is causing this issue of explorer.Exe

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.