It may include a custom icon, some localization option, browsing settings, and other details that File Explorer uses to display the files. What are the mentioned desktop.ini filesĭesktop.ini is a system file that stores local folder settings. This can happen if the “Hidden” attribute is removed from the desktop.ini files due to a failure or some bug in the operation of Windows or Explorer. This is as it should be, because the reason for such a strange behavior of the operating system is different. But if you check the contents of startup in task manager, it does not reveal any problems. The first thing that comes to your mind is a new startup entry. Every time you start Windows to the desktop, Notepad automatically opens one or two files with the contents that you can see in the screenshot below. Although they do not interfere with the performance of Windows, they cause a lot of inconvenience to users. A system failure may cause very strange issues.

Here is what to do if Notepad automatically opens Desktop.ini files on startup.

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