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Double clicking a folder in explorer.exe is opening Nord VPN app
Posted: 01 Oct 2023 06:59
by aminomancer
Something really weird has started to happen. I enabled the shell integration "Default File Manager" setting many years ago and it's worked fine. But now when I double click a folder from explorer.exe, it opens NordVPN, which gives me a message that the selection is too big for Nord to send it, and I should zip the items. So clearly Nord's shell integration has somehow taken control of XYplorer's. But when I disable the XYplorer shell integration, explorer.exe works just fine. It just opens folders in explorer.exe the way it normally would.
Also, when I double click a directory, it opens XYplorer, but XYplorer doesn't actually open the directory. It just basically focuses the XYplorer window.
Re: Double clicking a folder in explorer.exe is opening Nord VPN app
Posted: 01 Oct 2023 07:01
by aminomancer
Also, I can see a shell extension for NordVPN:
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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\NordVPN-file-share
Re: Double clicking a folder in explorer.exe is opening Nord VPN app
Posted: 01 Oct 2023 07:05
by aminomancer
Seems to be the same problem as this bug:
viewtopic.php?t=23547
But I haven't found any solution for it.
Re: Double clicking a folder in explorer.exe is opening Nord VPN app
Posted: 01 Oct 2023 15:57
by admin
What else is going on in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Shell\?
Re: Double clicking a folder in explorer.exe is opening Nord VPN app
Posted: 19 Apr 2024 13:28
by Hemant
Re: Double clicking a folder in explorer.exe is opening Nord VPN app
Posted: 19 Apr 2024 13:37
by Horst
The following .reg file sets the default.
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell]
@="none"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell]
@="none"
Re: Double clicking a folder in explorer.exe is opening Nord VPN app
Posted: 21 Jun 2024 21:56
by bwbwbwb
I just googled "NordVPN opens folder desktop" having experienced this exact issue and found this thread. I have a fairly simple solution which is to go to NordVPN > Settings > General > Show the meshnet filesharing option in the Windows context menu and toggle to OFF
This correlates with the link shared by aminomancer above where the author of the thread identifies "Position: Top" in the registry keys HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell and HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Folder\shell causing a similar issue with VSCode.
It seems that NordVPN want to have their utility at the top of the menu and haven't understood the wider implication of using this method to achieve that.
Re: Double clicking a folder in explorer.exe is opening Nord VPN app
Posted: 22 Jun 2024 13:08
by admin
Thanks for the input!
Re: Double clicking a folder in explorer.exe is opening Nord VPN app
Posted: 17 Jan 2025 21:17
by Broham32
bwbwbwb wrote: ↑21 Jun 2024 21:56
I just googled "NordVPN opens folder desktop" having experienced this exact issue and found this thread. I have a fairly simple solution which is to go to
NordVPN > Settings > General > Show the meshnet filesharing option in the Windows context menu and toggle to
OFF
This just helped me after searching for a resolution for an hour. Thank you!!!