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My batch files don’t run anymore. I’ve changed the association for editting them, and now that is the default action. Also, the “add” button is disabled in the edit action dialog. The “open” (executable) option is no longer there. How do I reset this? At the moment, they can’t be ran from explorer.

Answer:
You should be able to adjust this directly in the registry. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT and look under batfileshellopencommand. The standard default value is “%1” %*

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