Folder views and file associations not saved

I've recently had two problems with my system, which I believe are both due to the same underlying cause.

The first problem is that no folder views are saved. If I change the view, exit the folder, and re-enter the folder, the view will have reset to 'Details'. This applies to every folder, including libraries. I have already tried several things which solved this for others, none of which have worked for me.

The other problem is that file association does not save chosen programs, and won't even open files at all when 'Open with' is used. If I click 'Change...' (Opens with) under a file's properties, it allows me to choose a program. After choosing, nothing changes. Similarly to the first problem, I have tried every solution I can find and all have failed.

I believe this may be something related to file permissions or registry permissions, as I first noticed these issues when I disabled UAC completely through the registry editor (see http://www.eightforums.com/system-security/2434-disable-uac-completely.html). It may have started before, so don't assume this is definitely the root of the problem. NOTE: I have since re-enabled UAC through the same method, and this has not fixed either of the problems.

PS: I'm a very experienced computer user, so to save both my time and your own, keep solution instructions to a minimum.

The other problem is that file association does not save chosen programs, and won't even open files at all when 'Open with' is used. If I click 'Change...' (Opens with) under a file's properties, it allows me to choose a program. After choosing, nothing changes. Similarly to the first problem, I have tried every solution I can find and all have failed.

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of course the option will change depending on the file type.

The first problem is that no folder views are saved. If I change the view, exit the folder, and re-enter the folder, the view will have reset to 'Details'. This applies to every folder, including libraries. I have already tried several things which solved this for others, none of which have worked for me.

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In folder options, is Launch folder windows in separate process under view tab checked? If that doesn't help you could clear your window size/location cache and start over.(using Ccleaner or in folder options restore defaults)

Thanks for the response. That box was checked, however nothing happens after closing the choose program dialog box regardless of whether or not it's checked. Please note: this issue occurs with both natively registered file types (TXT, GIF etc.) and file types added by external programs (JAR, OGG etc.)

I have also run CCleaner with the window size/location cache checked, and this hasn't helped with anything either.

I'm a very experienced computer user, so to save both my time and your own, keep solution instructions to a minimum.

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Run this as administrator-

View attachment dism.bat

Reboot.

You could try this tutorial and see if resetting window cache let's you start over (size/placement)

Folder View Settings - Reset to Default in Windows 8

David Bailey said:

I'm a very experienced computer user, so to save both my time and your own, keep solution instructions to a minimum.

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Run this as administrator-

View attachment 62991

Reboot.

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Both runs of SFC say corrupted files were found but couldn't be fixed. DISM says it couldn't download the files.

Cliff S said:

You could try this tutorial and see if resetting window cache let's you start over (size/placement)

Folder View Settings - Reset to Default in Windows 8

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Tried that already, didn't work, even after a full reboot.

Techy4198 said:

David Bailey said:

I'm a very experienced computer user, so to save both my time and your own, keep solution instructions to a minimum.

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Run this as administrator-

View attachment 62991

Reboot.

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Both runs of SFC say corrupted files were found but couldn't be fixed. DISM says it couldn't download the files.

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Uninstall [h=1]KB 3022345[/h]
& try again.

David Bailey said:

Uninstall KB 3022345

& try again.

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Couldn't do this through update history as I'd cleared it. Attempting to uninstall it with the command wusa /uninstall /kb:3022345 /norestart says Update [...] is required by your computer and cannot be uninstalled

Techy4198 said:

David Bailey said:

Uninstall KB 3022345

& try again.

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Couldn't do this through update history as I'd cleared it. Attempting to uninstall it with the command wusa /uninstall /kb:3022345 /norestart says Update [...] is required by your computer and cannot be uninstalled

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Yep.
I get the same message-



I did manage to get my dism cmd to download needed files-

http://www.eightforums.com/performance-maintenance/67201-how-i-fixed-dism-post506799.html#post506799

In my sfc log the only 2 unfixable files are the 2 json files.
Everything else is fixed.

Think I found a way to fix the file association issue, but still not sure what caused it. For some reason, a few installed programs aren't registered under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications. Adding keys manually for the 'broken' programs works, however a few working programs aren't registered either... Huh.

Unfortunately I'm still having the same issue with folder views. Am I missing some obvious control panel sub-menu or a removed feature or something?