I can no longer double click on a .lnk file to launch it

[SpiroC]

Hello,
I am using version 24.00.0700. Since v 23.90.400 I am unable to open a .lnk file by double clicking on it IF it has a parameter. It works fine if it does not have a parameter. eg .lnk contents:

works: "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"
does not work: "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" "C:\Users\spiroc\Desktop\tmp_music"

Earlier versions, at least up to v23.50 worked fine. In the explorer pane I can successfully run the .lnk file by right clicking on it and pressing Open. It's just the double click that no longer works (and also not working if I drag the .lnk into a catalog). I have confirmed the problem still exists if I erase my profile first and launch a fresh XYplorer. I have also confirmed that the problem does not exist in Windows Explorer and still exists if I run XYplorer as Administrator. I notice too that I can't update the .lnk icon. When the double click fails, the popup says, for example,

"C:\Program Files (86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" The specified path does not exist

except the .lnk shortcut is NOT the (x86) path to vlc.exe!! I checked for updates on Win 10 and tried a reboot too, no luck.
thanks,
Spiro

[highend]

Replace
C:\Program Files / C:\Program Files (86)

with
%ProgramW6432%

when that application lives in C:\Program Files\

[SpiroC]

Thank you for the reply.

I made that change and it appears to be doing the same thing (not fixed).

[highend]

Show a screenshot of the properties of that .lnk

[SpiroC]

Here is a screenshot of the properties. The full Target: line is:
%ProgramW6432%\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe "C:\Users\spiroc\Desktop\tmp_music"

In the lower part of the screenshot is the same folder in Windows Explorer. You can see the icon is correct in Explorer. I am able to click the .lnk in Explorer and successfully launch vlc!!

thanks again.

[highend]

Sorry but I'm unable to reproduce that here. Works fine even with a fresh instance...

[jupe]

Although in your original post you show that you quoted the vlc.exe path, your screenshot shows it unquoted.

[Display]

I don't know if this is related but (since v24 betas I think) I too can't Double-Click .lnk shortcuts - but it only seems to affect mapped network drives. It's strange as the shortcuts are displaying the network mapped folder thumbnails correctly.
When I Double-Click the shortcut it gives this message:

Location currently not available.
TOSHIBA (E:)_Blender\

The drive's label is TOSHIBA and it's mapped to E:\

If I Right-Click > Shortcut Target > Go to Shortcut Target the .lnk opens just fine!
If I use the UNC path for the shortcut instead e.g. \\HELPER\E\_Blender\ that opens correctly with Double-Clicks

Edit: Only seems to affect folders too, not files??