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Dear All when i double click my any hard drive it does not open the drive but ask that which programe will open with windows show

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Both and pointed at likely local causes (hidden artifacts and a manual cleanup). When a drive double-click brings up the "Open With" dialog, the problem is usually not an ordinary missing file but an altered drive/folder association or a third-party shell extension intercepting Explorer actions. The suggestions already tried are reasonable first checks; the next steps focus on isolating where the change lives (user profile, shell-extension, or system files) and on safe repairs.

Test whether the issue is profile-specific and whether third-party software is involved. Create a new local user account and check if drives open normally there. Boot into Safe Mode and test. If the problem disappears in Safe Mode, do a clean boot (System Configuration) and enable startup items/services in small groups until the culprit appears. Use a shell-extension viewer (for example, NirSoft ShellExView) to disable non-Microsoft context-menu and shell extensions, restart Explorer, and retest — many Drive/Folder problems are caused by a faulty extension.

Repair core Windows components before attempting registry surgery. From an elevated command prompt run the system file check and the DISM image repair in sequence:

sfc /scannow

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Reboot and retest after each step. If these do not restore normal behavior, consider restoring the machine to an earlier restore point or performing an in-place repair install to reset default associations without a full reinstall. Always back up important data before making system or registry changes. The steps above extend the troubleshooting already suggested by and and avoid risky manual deletions while isolating whether the issue is per-user, caused by third-party software, or due to system corruption.

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Dear All when i double click my any hard drive it does not open the drive but ask that which programe will open with windows show

i think u have some hidden file u should on the show hidden file option and then delete all the unnecesary file
may it can work ,all the useless DLL file

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i think u have some hidden file u should on the show hidden file option and then delete all the unnecesary file
may it can work ,all the useless DLL file

No i dont have any unecessary file in the hard drive i put a check on show all files but doesnt work and didnot show any unnecessary file in the drives

imran javaid

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First of all remove all the viruses if then also it ask for open with just go start run type command in that go to your C or D drive if in C drive then type dir just see if there is autorun.inf if not then in C drive itself type attrib over there you can see autorun.inf
then type attrib autorun.inf -s -h -r and then press enter after that it will again come to C drive and then type del autorun.inf and then exit and restart your computer if in D drive also do the same procedure instead of C type D.

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