The icons on the desktop opens up as a different application.

I was uninstalling a few things like a month before and messing with the default programs menu... Now when I connect to my windows like World of Warcraft programs and all of my best desktop programs display an icon that is not World of warcraft for example... any program that I use to open with it will not open the game, an icon or program... instead I have my internet explore for example or the world of warcraft (whatever that is) right click and then click Properties and then click Open file location and from there it shows the file or program or something else and that's how I have to open all... If I try to open office... in which all the icons are the same now because I took and tried all selections for the default open with her just open this file which is now my true CD audio n... the icon for real player is on all of my desktop icons as warcraft n internet explorer... any help

Original title: I need help undoin something I may be uninstalled or changed something in my default programs menu

Hi WillakaDirk,

Thank you for keeping us posted.

Glad to know that the problem is solved.
Have multiple accounts will not necessarily slow down computer performance.
You must refer to the steps in the article to copy all the files from the previous account-

Difficulty of a corrupted user profile

Hope this helps!

 

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