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.msc files are defaulted to open under Windows Media Player

Anonymous
2023-02-09T23:34:42+00:00

I recently needed to reboot a service on my computer and found that I am not able to open services.msc because it's defaulted to open under Windows Media Player.

I tried to reset the default app to open the .msc file type but couldn't figure out how, or what app to set it to open with. I'm not sure how it ended up set to open with Windows Media Player in the first place.

I'm on Windows 10 Home.

Any help would be appreciated.

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  1. John DeV 162.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2023-02-10T00:06:41+00:00

    Hello duhduhdavis,

    Good day! I'm John Dev a Windows user like you and I'll be happy to assist you today. I know this has been difficult for you, Rest assured, I'm going to do my best to help you. When was the last time it worked properly?

    1. Download the msc .reg file from the link below and save it to your computer

    https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials...

    1. Double click on the downloaded .reg file to merge it
    2. When prompted, click Yes, and OK.
    3. Restart your computer

    Kindly let me know if this helps or if you have any further concerns.

    Kind regards,

    John DeV

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  1. _AW_ 67,206 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-02-10T00:04:58+00:00

    Download the registry fix from TenForums below:

    https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/112646d1481055096-default-file-type-associations-restore-windows-10-a-msc.reg

    Double click the file and allow it to merge with the registry.

    **Note: on Edge, smartscreen may show a warning. Press 'Keep'

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