Wrong File Extensions Open all Programs in Start Menu

[betseyd112]

Start Menu Programs Won't Open Instead they open as a .lnk file and then that's it

 

[Britton30]

welcome to Seven forums. What suggestions did you try from MS Community?

 

[betseyd112]

I tired a restore which did not work per MS suggestion

 

[Britton30]

There is a few more ideas there, including....
This may help, run the steps outlined in this tutorial, Option Two, and reboot the system:
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/1538-sfc-scannow-command-system-file-checker.html#post14392
If that doesn't correct the issue, run it two or more times with a reboot between.
You may get this result:

Windows Resource Protection found corrupt files and successfully repaired
them. Details are included in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For
example C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log
The system file repair changes will take effect after the next reboot.

Or a message that no integrity violations were found.
Or that Windows Resource Protection found errors it cannot repair, if so rerun the steps above.

Have a look here: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html and use the one for .lnk (LNK).

 

[betseyd112]

Here is what I think happened. At some point I clicked on something that changed the way all the programs in the startup menu opened. Instead of opening the file this is what I get when I click on a program:
file:///C:/ProgramData/Microsoft/Windows/Start%20Menu/Programs/Microsoft%20Works%20Task%20Launcher.lnk

All the programs open with the .lnk extension instead of whatever one it needs to actually open the file.

 

[Britton30]

This is the preferred, best way to upload an image to a post.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html#post93869
You may also upload a photo without using the Snipping tool. The link is dead for me.