Windows 10 “Standard application reset” crashes: how to fix the situation?

Although it is believed that the tenth version of Windows is the most “advanced” among all operating systems from Microsoft, it encounters a failure with the message “Standard application reset” (Windows 10). How to fix this situation, now let's see. But first, find out the reasons for such an incomprehensible system behavior.

What does the Windows 10 Standard Application Reset message mean?

Standard applications relate to those programs that are installed by the system or by the user to carry out any frequent actions without offering to select the appropriate application (opening files of a certain type, surfing the Internet, playing music and video, email clients, etc.).

Thus, if the user receives a warning that the standard application has been reset by Windows 10, this only indicates that the system has set the list of standard programs to the default option, which is provided in it initially.

The main types of problems

As one of the main reasons for resetting associations, many experts call the constant installation of service packs after integration into the system that does not accept some outdated or unofficial versions of the programs that the user would like to use. And it is the updates that register their own values ​​in the registry, changing user settings. Therefore, the most effective way to fix a failure with the Windows 10 message “Standard application reset” is to edit the registry.

As for the reset itself, in most cases it is observed for image files, music, video, as well as for web browsers used by the user. In addition, when installing new software, the system uses a hash data verification mechanism and, if it detects a mismatch, a reset occurs (Windows identifies installed applications as potentially dangerous).

"Standard application reset" Windows 10. What to do first?

If such a problem has arisen, the first thing you should pay attention to service packs. As a rule, such a failure causes an update with the number KB3135173.

It follows that this update must be removed and not installed in the future. To do this, go to the installed updates section in the “Update Center” and uninstall the specified package. Then a manual search is set for the currently available updates, and this update is simply excluded from the list.

This is not the only example; other updates can also have such an effect on associations. In this case, after the problem occurs, you need to remove the updates one by one and change the standard programs. When negatively impacting packets are found, the method described above is applied to them.

As an option - you can disable the system update in general. But this does not guarantee the operability of some programs in the future. In extreme cases, you can roll back the system to a previous state, but this will only help for a while if the automatic update is active.

Ban on resetting standard applications in the registry

Now we move on to the most effective method of fixing the failure and clarify the question of how to prevent Windows 10 from dropping programs.

We call the registry editor from the Run console (Win + R) on behalf of the administrator, writing the regedit command in it. Next, we go along the HKLM branch and through the SOFTWARE, Classes, Local Settings sections and then down the folder tree we go down to the Packages directory. For example, for photographs, you should use the appropriate directory (Microsoft.Windows.Photos_ “package version”), which contains the App and Capabilities sections. The last directory contains the FileAssociations folder. We need it.

In the right part of the editor window, we look for file extensions that are reset (for example .jpg) and copy the parameter values. Next, go to the HTCU branch, and then through the SOFTWARE section we get to the Classes directory, where we find the above long key. Now right-click on the right side of the window to create a new string parameter with the name NoOpenWith and an empty value. We save the specified value and perform similar actions for all types of files, which for some reason are reset.

What to do next?

Now you can go to the section of standard programs and install your own applications, which will later be used by default. After all the changes, the Windows 10 “Standard application reset” message will no longer appear.

Naturally, such editing will require a lot of time, but unfortunately there is no other way. If you really want to change everything dramatically, you can try to install the latest version of the “dozens”, which is as much as possible, but even this will not guarantee a complete absence of such a malfunction. What is most sad, this applies to all currently known modifications of the system (Pro, Education, etc.). Even in the latest versions with pre-installed updates, such problems can be observed, not to mention the fact that the Annivesary Update behaves completely incorrectly, isolating entire software packages installed in the system. And you shouldn’t just install it!

Conclusion

As you can see from the foregoing, the situation with the Windows 10 warning “Standard application reset” is quite sensitive. Method of elimination - the problem is also not easy. And to date, no automated utilities to fix such a failure have simply been created. Even programs that disable unnecessary system components will not help. So you have to spend time to eliminate the consequences of the reset.