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.lnk Extension - List of programs that can open .lnk files

In the following table, you can find a list of programs that can open files with .lnk extension.This list is created by collecting extension information reported by users through the 'send report' option of FileTypesMan utility.
The product name, description, and company name are taken from the version information of the .exe file.The 'Actions' list is taken from the context menu items added to Explorer by the specified program.The 'Popularity' column displays one of the following 4 values: Low, Medium, High, and Very High, which is determined according to the number of users that sent the specified record.

EXE NameProduct NameDescriptionCompanyActionsPopularity
%1   openLow
CLVIEW.EXEMicrosoft Office Help ViewerMicrosoft Office Help ViewerMicrosoft CorporationopenLow
ContextMenu.exe   Open File Folder(F)Medium
firefox.exeFirefoxFirefoxMozilla CorporationopenLow
FreeCommander.exeFreeCommander XEFreeCommander (x64) - freeware file manager for WindowsMarek JasinskiOpen with FreeCommanderLow
MenuUninstaller.exeMenuUninstallerMenuUninstallerLeizerSoftUninstallLow
PPTICO.EXEMicrosoft Office 2010Microsoft Office 2010 componentMicrosoft CorporationopenLow
RegOrganizer.exeReg OrganizerReg OrganizerChemtable SoftwareUninstall completely with Reg OrganizerLow
ShellRunas.exeSysinternals ShellRunAsRun as different userSysinternals - www.sysinternals.comRun as different user (netonly)..., Run as different user...Medium
TaskbarPinner.exeTaskbarPinnerTaskbarPinnerhttp://winaero.comPin with TaskBarPinnerLow
winamp.exeWinampWinampNullsoft, Inc.openLow
WiseProgramUninstaller.exeWise Program UninstallerWise Program UninstallerWiseCleaner.comUninstall with Wise Program Uninstaller.Low

In the following table, you can find a list of file types information that is associated with .lnk extension.

Type NameDescriptionPerceived TypeContentTypeDLL/EXE FileDLL/EXE DetailsPopularity
AcroExch.acrobatsecuritysettings.1Adobe Acrobat Security Settings Document    Low
lnkfileWindows Shortcutsystemapplication/x-ms-shortcut  Low
lnkfileCollegamento    Low
lnkfileAtalho    Low
lnkfileParancsikon    Low
lnkfileRaccourci    Low
lnkfileShortcut    Very High
lnkfileAcceso directo    Medium

Registry keys related to this extension

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.lnk
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AcroExch.acrobatsecuritysettings.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile

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