Windows 10 is being weird

[HugoBruins]

There is one problem i want to get fixed: So basically i can't open a few exe files, regedit and installer files or task manager. With the .exe files it tells me that it can't find C:\Programfiles\... and it is bothering me the last few days. Please send me a fix video or just what i would need to do, thanks!

 

[bjornl]

regedit is in "your boot disk":\Windows which is typically C:\Windows

Just type the name in to the search panel to get to it. You should be very cautious when playing with it as there is no simpler way to end up with a permanently screwed up system.

If you did the above and it then gives you the error, reinstall Windows.

 

[HugoBruins]

regedit is in "your boot disk":\Windows which is typically C:\Windows

Just type the name in to the search panel to get to it. You should be very cautious when playing with it as there is no simpler way to end up with a permanently screwed up system.

If you did the above and it then gives you the error, reinstall Windows.

Sorry, but i can't make a screenshot because snipping tool ain't working too, but i can't find regedit.exe in C:\Windows. And i don't feel like reinstalling windows, so what to do now?

 

[bjornl]

Well if your windows version is screwed and you're not willing to reinstall it, your choice is to live with it as-is. Some things can be fixed in place, such as a 3rd party driver not working right. Other things can't, such as core windows files not being there.

Windows 10, in particular, seems prone to oddities more than Windows 7. I upgraded and had to do it twice to get networking to work right. Just to check things, try this. In the search dialog at the bottom left of your taskbar type regedit. It should pull-up an icon which you can right click and select open file location. It is possible that your windows folder is just protected with certain file types hidden from view.

 

[HugoBruins]

Thank you bjornl, i can find the file location where it is now. But when i click on it the file freezes and doesn't do anything, but thanks for the help so far.

 

[Colif]

your install might be broken as you say but give this a go, it might fix some of it: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/run-the-troubleshooter-for-windows-apps

 

[HugoBruins]

your install might be broken as you say but give this a go, it might fix some of it: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/run-the-troubleshooter-for-windows-apps

You remember i can't run .exe or installer? It doesn't open. error code the installer gives me after 5 minutes: 0x80070002

 

[Colif]

Hard to offer help, I would back up anything you want to save and try this:

Go to Settings>update & Security>Recovery>Advanced Start up (If this method doesn't restart pc, tapping F8 at start up will bring you to same menu)
This should restart pc and load you into Advanced Start, here I would choose Troubleshoot, and then choose reset this PC & save files.
Ideally this would save all your files (but not apps) and reinstall Windows 10. With your sick system this might not even work . Hence why i said back up everything

But you don't want to reinstall apps which to me would be faster than messing around trying to fix the pc. especially if you don't know what is wrong.

You also get command prompt here but I don't think you have admin rights since you aren't actually logged into windows... so doubt you can do much.

Alternate is try system restore back to a time you could do things, or was that never?

Some things best solved with a fresh install.

 

[HugoBruins]

regedit is in "your boot disk":\Windows which is typically C:\Windows

Just type the name in to the search panel to get to it. You should be very cautious when playing with it as there is no simpler way to end up with a permanently screwed up system.

If you did the above and it then gives you the error, reinstall Windows.

Hard to offer help, I would back up anything you want to save and try this:

Go to Settings>update & Security>Recovery>Advanced Start up (If this method doesn't restart pc, tapping F8 at start up will bring you to same menu)
This should restart pc and load you into Advanced Start, here I would choose Troubleshoot, and then choose reset this PC & save files.
Ideally this would save all your files (but not apps) and reinstall Windows 10. With your sick system this might not even work . Hence why i said back up everything

But you don't want to reinstall apps which to me would be faster than messing around trying to fix the pc. especially if you don't know what is wrong.

You also get command prompt here but I don't think you have admin rights since you aren't actually logged into windows... so doubt you can do much.

Alternate is try system restore back to a time you could do things, or was that never?

Some things best solved with a fresh install.

Good news! issue solved thank you guys very much!