Windows 7 all icons turn to vlc player

[joezui]

Hello,
After trying to open a music file (which did not open) all my desktop icons have turn to vlc player and cannot they their tasks again. What is the cause and the solution?

 

[szaboaz]

I think files with ".lnk" extension got associated with VLC.

I've quickly googled around for instructions how to change VLC file associations and I found this, I hope it's not outdated:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5790155_change-vlc-file-associations.html

 

[boju]

try above, if fails try uninstall vlc player. Your icons will return to their original state.