Windows - How to restore file association for .bat files - Windows Software https://www.tweaking4all.com/forum/windows-software/windows-how-to-restore-file-association-for-bat-files/ Tweaking4All.com Discussion Board en-US Wed, 17 Jun 2026 03:58:28 +0000 wpForo 60 Windows - How to restore file association for .bat files https://www.tweaking4all.com/forum/windows-software/windows-how-to-restore-file-association-for-bat-files/#post-3213 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:12:27 +0000 So for some silly reason I associated .bat files with a text editor (Notepad++) ... which suddenly resulted in .bat files not executing, but being opened in Notepad++ instead.
This typically would happen when an application would run a little script - in my case: The Windows streamer for Virtual Desktop (Oculus Quest VR).

To restore the file association, copy the following code into a plan text editor, and store it in a .reg file - for example restore.reg.
After saving the file, double click it and confirm that you allow registry changes.
After this, .bat files are registered correctly again.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00






@="batfile"


@="\"%1\" %*"
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