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qhp9miuhnhhi's avatar
3 years ago

Re: Package files are opening with notepad ... ?

Every time i download anything now it pops up with note pad and the files still work its just i cant download things anymore because if i do 10 windows open and it crashes my maptop im really upset about this does anyone know how to get it back to package files?

Thanks

Isabelle

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  • @qhp9miuhnhhi  It sounds like your computer might have a virus.  So you'll want to run a malware scan, for example the one from Malwarebytes.  You can download it (the free trial is fine) from here:

    https://www.malwarebytes.com/mwb-download

    Open it, click Scan > Custom Scan > Configure Scan, check all the boxes both for scans and for your C and D drives (and any other if you happen to have an external plugged in), and let it do its job.  This will probably take at least an hour, so you may want to set it to run while you're doing something else.  Restart your computer when it's done.

    If you'd like, you can attach the Malwarebytes report so I can take a look.