Windows Cannot Open This File Error Solution

“Windows Cannot Open This File“. This error message occurs just because your windows operating system don’t know that, by using which .exe or say Program this file should open.
Let me give you an example like you have a .MP3 file but if no program on your computer has the ability to understand this type of files then windows will show you the message like Windows Cannot Open This File. But if you have say Windows Media Player, Winamp or VLC player then the file will automatically open in your default media player application. Means To open any type of file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it.

Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer. What do you want to do?”. Then select “Select a program from a list of installed programs” and try with some programs, and check it works fine or not.

Windows Cannot Open This File Error Message Solution

• To find solution first you need to go online and open Openwith.org
• Put the file extension in the search, and it will tell us which program to open unknown file extension. Also gives us additional information and links to find the free program if found.

Note: If you don’t know the extension of the file, just Right Click on that file and see the TYPE OF FILE section in GENERAL tab, you will get the extension type.

- Now put the extension and you will get the solution, follow the link and also will get the application which can open the file type you are searching for, isn’t it amazing ??
OpenWith.org – Search Free Programs to Open Any Un-Recognized File Extension.
OpenWith.org provides detailed information about most file extension and links to free programs that can open and create each type of file. All of us at OpenWith.org have found ourselves helping our parents and friends open obscure file types time and time again, and decided that this information was best shared with everybody.

Find Programs to Open Unknown File Formats, Extensions with OpenWith.org Desktop Tool

Download Desktop client :Â http://www.openwith.org/static/OpenWith.org_Installer.exe
You can simply right click on any file and select “How do I open this?” and OpenWith.org Desktop Toolwill look up the file. OpenWith.org Desktop Tool is compatible with 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7 also.

File Categories Supported by Openwith.Org

1. Assemblies
2. Audio Files
3. Compressed Files
4. Data Files
5. Disk Images
6. Documents
7. Encoded Files
8. Images
9. Metadata Files
10. Plugins
11. Presentations
12. Shell Scripts
13. Source Code
14. Spreadsheets
15. Videos