all icons are vlc

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it could be that something has corrupted the registry.

browse your computer for any exe file.... does that open with vlc or the proper program?

if you do have a registry problem where exe files are opened as vlc then try the below. when i dealt with the issue (due to a virus on a relatives machine) i only needed to fix the .exe registry setting to "exefile" and thats it. i never needed to do the additional steps.
Let me fix it myself

To resolve this issue, you can reset the registry settings to their default settings. To do this, follow these steps.
Click the Startbutton 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...
it could be that something has corrupted the registry.

browse your computer for any exe file.... does that open with vlc or the proper program?

if you do have a registry problem where exe files are opened as vlc then try the below. when i dealt with the issue (due to a virus on a relatives machine) i only needed to fix the .exe registry setting to "exefile" and thats it. i never needed to do the additional steps.
Let me fix it myself

To resolve this issue, you can reset the registry settings to their default settings. To do this, follow these steps.
Click the Startbutton 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 exefile
Browse to and then click on the following registry key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile
With exefileselected, 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 openselected, right-click (Default) and click Modify…
Change the Value data: to "%1" %*
Close the Registry Editor and restart your PC

if exe files open fine and its just the shortcuts... then perhaps run a registry fix like the one listed on majorgeeks.
 
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