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Repair .lnk (Shortcuts) File Association

Note This repair is no longer updated or supported but is updated as part of Tweaking.com.

Using these legacy apps is at your own risk because of possible registry changes in modern operating systems.

2.8.8 – For all versions of Windows

Repair .lnk (Shortcuts) File Association will try to repair the .lnk (Shortcuts) File Association.

The following reg keys are applied:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.LNK]
@="lnkfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.LNKShellEx{000214EE-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.LNKShellEx{000214F9-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.LNKShellEx{00021500-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.LNKShellEx{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.LNKShellNew]
"Handler"="{ceefea1b-3e29-4ef1-b34c-fec79c4f70af}"
"IconPath"=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,
74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,
00,68,00,65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,2c,00,2d,00,
31,00,36,00,37,00,36,00,39,00,00,00
"ItemName"="@shell32.dll,-30397"
"MenuText"="@shell32.dll,-30318"
"NullFile"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.LNKShellNewConfig]
"DontRename"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfile]
@="Shortcut"
"EditFlags"=dword:00000001
"FriendlyTypeName"="@shell32.dll,-4153"
"IsShortcut"=""
"NeverShowExt"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfileCLSID]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfileshellexContextMenuHandlersCompatibility]
@="{1d27f844-3a1f-4410-85ac-14651078412d}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfileshellexContextMenuHandlersOpenContainingFolderMenu]
@="{37ea3a21-7493-4208-a011-7f9ea79ce9f5}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfileshellexContextMenuHandlers{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}]
@=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfileshellexDropHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfileshellexIconHandler]
@="{00021401-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTlnkfileshellexPropertySheetHandlersShimLayer Property Page]
@="{513D916F-2A8E-4F51-AEAB-0CBC76FB1AF8}"

[-HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerFileExts.LNKUserChoice]

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionExplorerFileExts.LNKOpenWithProgids]
"lnkfile"=hex(0):
Shane Croft

Shane Croft

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07/07/2023 07:48

Shane is the former creator of most Tweaking.com tools.He’s been addicted to Windows computers since 1995, but still craves to learn Linux and Apple as well. Highly experienced in Visual Basic 6 since 2000, Shane Croft moved to .NET and developed several other tools such as CleanMem, PortForwarding, Simple Ping and more. Find more about him at www.pcwintech.com/about

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One reply on “Repair .lnk (Shortcuts) File Association”

David katsman says:

Jaarlijkse technische licentie , waar voor het gebruiken ????

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