Lemur Linnaeus Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 WTF? After every boot desktop.ini opens at notepad:Somebody help please! How to remove this from loading/opening? System: Win7 x86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rach Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Fix Windows 7 Notepad Auto Open Desktop.ini on Startup BugOpen Windows Explorer, then click on Organize -> Folder and Search Options.Go to View tab.Under “Hidden files and folders” tree, select Show hidden files, folders and drives.Uncheck Hide protected operating system files in order to be able to view the hidden desktop.ini file.Click OK when done.Navigate to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder, or alternatively, just type shell:common startup in Start Search and hit Enter.Delete desktop.ini file inside the folder.Navigate to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder, or alternatively, just type shell:startup in Start Search and hit Enter.Delete desktop.ini file inside the folder.The bug has been fixed, and no Notepad window with desktop.ini will appear on reboot or startup anymore.source :tehe: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemur Linnaeus Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Thanks, rachmanwawan! Problem solved. :showoff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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