How to reset the "Open Me" option in Windows 10

Some Windows 10 users have reported a strange bug where when they right-click on a file, the "Opening with ...".

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This option is very important as it allows users to choose an application to open that file. Especially for unknown files or files not associated with a default program this option is the fastest sometimes way to set a default program.

If indeed the option is missing from your system then it is usually to blame of Windows. It's easy enough to get it back. See below what you need to do.

1. Open the execution window by pressing the Win + R keys at the same time
2. Enter the word regedit there and press the OK button
3. If o user account prompt (UAC) asks for your confirmation to allow Registry Editor to make changes to your system, say Yes
4. In the new window with the Registry Editor to open, navigate to the following location.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ * \ shellex \ ContextMenuHandlers

The asterisk is a real registry key and is not something to replace with a specific user key value.
5. Right-click in the right pane and create a new key here through Create> Key and name it "Open With". Chances are the key already exists and if so then just go to the next step.
6. Then right-click on the new or existing “Open With” key and click Modify. In the new window, edit the "Value data" field to indicate the following: {09799AFB-AD67-11d1-ABCD-00C04FC30936}
7. Click "OK", close the registry editor (don't worry about saving, the automatically saved).

You should now have the “Open with” option back in the right-click menu. If you don't see it right away, try again of explorer.exe or if you don't know how to restart the whole computer.

If for some reason the option does not return to the right-click menu, you may be blamed for something other than the Windows registry. If this is the case, do all of the Update proposed by Microsoft, since the problem is already known to it and the probability will be solved immediately with subsequent upgrades.

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