Hi,
Can you open this exe file? If not, this issue can occur if a virus or other 3rd party application has changed or corrupted some default registry settings.
To resolve this issue, you can reset the registry settings to their default settings. To do this, follow these steps.
1.Click the Startbutton and type regedit in the Search box
2.Right-click Regedit.exe in the returned list and click Run as administrator
3.Browse to the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe
4.With .exe selected, right-click (Default) and click Modify…
5.Change the Value data: to exefile
6.Browse to and then click on the following registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile
7.With exefileselected, right-click (Default) and click Modify…
8.Change the Value data: to "%1" %*
9.Browse to and then click on the following registry key:
KEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open
10.With openselected, right-click (Default) and click Modify…
11.Change the Value data: to "%1" %*
12.Close the Registry Editor and restart your PC
For more information, please refer to the link:
Can't open .EXE files in Windows 7 or Windows Vista
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2688326/can-t-open-.exe-files-in-windows-7-or-windows-vista
In addition, I also found several users who had the similar issue as yours, they gave the advices may help you, please refer to the link:
right click on program > “%1” %* instead of run
http://superuser.com/questions/769196/right-click-on-program-1-instead-of-run
Please Note: Since the websites are not hosted by Microsoft, the links may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information.
Best Regards,
Tao
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"%1"%* mean Virus?
