Icons diverted on all point media player

Desktop icons and icons of programs have been modified by malicious software to (almost) all point to Windows media player. Is it possible for me to reverse this process? Or do I have to wipe the hard drive and start over?

Hello

  • What version of Windows are you using?
  • What were the changes made before the problem occurred?

Try these steps and see if it helps.

Method 1:

Try to change the default program used to open a specific type of files using specific files and setting default values for the program.

Change the programs that Windows uses by default

Method 2:

If step 1 fails, then check if the problem occurs in a new user account.

Create a user account

Difficulty of a corrupted user profile

Method 3:

Try a system restore at the time where everything worked well.

System Restore: frequently asked questions

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