Right click -> open on shortcuts doesn't work

vultureg7

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Hello guys!

First post here , so, cheers to all! :party:

Here's my problem:

I upgraded from Windows 7 Ultimate x64 to Windows 8 Pro x64 and then to 8.1 (too many installed programs for a clean install)

Now, when I right click a shortcut and do "Open" or "run as administrator" it does nothing. If I double click it, it works fine. Also, if I try to open a cmd from the bottom left context menu it also doesn't work. I've no problems though to do "open" or "run as administrator" on the actual executable files, the problem is the shortcuts. Obviously there's something in the registry that needs fixing, but I've no idea what. I've tried all the usuals, sfc scanning, ccleaner, etc, but no luck. I tried with shellexview to check what is registered where in the context menu, but I didn't find that very helpful either. The same happens in safe mode too.

Any idea guys? Plz help!

Thx!

Cheers!

Bill

EDIT:

I did assoc .lnk at cmd and returned "lnkfle" and then I did ftype lnkfile and returned that nothing is associated with this. Dunno if that's how it should be in 8, but that's the same winxp returns.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    custom build
    CPU
    i7-2600k
    Motherboard
    Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
    Memory
    24gb DDR3/1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 7870 Ghz edition
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar Essence ST
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VK246K
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avira free

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
ok, I'll try that and report back!

EDIT:

Tried both things above, but sadly, they didn't fix anything.
SFC again, found no problem.

Also tried to create a new user and see what happens under that profile, but that didn't help either.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    custom build
    CPU
    i7-2600k
    Motherboard
    Asrock Z68 Extreme4 Gen3
    Memory
    24gb DDR3/1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 7870 Ghz edition
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar Essence ST
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus VK246K
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Avira free
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