How To Fix Desktop.ini Bug In Windows 7 Build 7057

Posted March 12, 2009 – 6:20 am in: Windows 7, Windows 7 Guides

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Windows 7 lovers are downloading the latest leaked build of Windows 7 (7057.winmain.090305-2000) with a great interest. The latest build comes with many new improvements and changes.

However the latest build comes with a bug that annoys the user after every boot, desktop.ini opens in Notepad on every boot. You need to follow the below steps to fix the desktop.ini bug of Windows 7 build 7057.

1. Head to C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup folder. Here "C" is your Windows 7 OS drive. If you can’t see desktop.ini file, go to Tools> Folder Options > View , select "Show hidden files, folders and drives" and also un-check "Hide protected operating system files".

2. Delete desktop.ini file.

3. Also navigate to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

4. Again, delete desktop.ini if present.

5. You are done! This should fix the bug.

Thanks to geeksmack for fixing this annoying bug.