Accidentally changed the default program for .LNK

UncleSam89 · Jan 17, 2015

Long story short, I accidentally changed the default .lnk program to windows picture viewer. Now I have the windows picture viewer image on all my desktop icons and task bar. I'm unsure how to change this and its is very annoying because every time I click on something it opens it in picture viewer and says unknown file or such. Thanks for any help you can provide

anti-duck · Jan 17, 2015

In Windows 8 and 8.1, you just need to go to control panel, click programs, click default programs, click associate a file type or protocol with a program, scroll through the list until you find .lnk and then change the association.

UncleSam89 · Jan 17, 2015

anti-duck :

Should have specified, I'm using Win7

anti-duck · Jan 17, 2015

Ahhhh, it's basically the same process in Windows 7, except, I believe that 'Default Programs' is on the start menu (if not, just type it in the search box).

UncleSam89 · Jan 17, 2015

anti-duck :

In the default programs it says windows picture viewer isnt the default program for .lnk (.lnk isnt even listed as an option)
http://imgur.com/a/Le1Ho

anti-duck · Jan 17, 2015

If you can't find all the extensions in default programs, then there's this tool that makes it a lot more simple - http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/unassociate-file-types-windows-7-vista/

UncleSam89 · Jan 17, 2015

anti-duck :

Thanks a ton! Fixed

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