whenever I open a file, the computer will automatically create a shortcut in the same location.

Suddenly, I realized that I had an abundance of shortcuts in each folder.  Shortcuts that I knew that I had not created.  As I paid more attention and also tested, I come to realize that whenever I open a file the computer created a shortcut to this file in the same folder location.  It matters not what type of file I opened, pdf, excel, word... I searched but I can't find if there is a setting where this can be disabled.  Another thought is that if this is some kind of virus.  I ran all the cleanings of my antivirus and malware, and they are.  Any input is greatly appreciated.

Hi LVPreece,

You can perform an analysis online on your computer by following the mentioned again link to check if your computer is running well below.

http://safety.live.com

This problem may also occur if the user account is corrupted, you can try to create a new user account and check if the problem persists.

For more information, you can consult the following link to correct the corrupted user profile.

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/fix-a-corrupted-user-profile

Hope this information is useful.

Jeremy K
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