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When I run %temp% using Win+R , I get a popup:

"How do you want to open this file?"

To prevent the popup, I can encapsulate using double quotation marks: "%temp%".

Why doesn't %temp% without quotes work? I think all started after the trial period of application "StartIsBack" ended. Since the trial ended, I can't access the properties of "StartIsBack", as it gives me the same popup message.

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I had the same issue, and asked a question about it, even though it did not get an answer (so this one should not be flagged as duplicate).

Running %temp% goes to file in Users folder

This is how I fixed it:

There was a space in my non-8.3 user folder (for example, User Name, rather then USERNA~1) that would cause programs to see it as 2 parameters C:\Users\User (as 1st parameter) and Name\AppData\Local\Temp (as second parameter). It reads the first parameter, causing it to reroute to the file User in the Users folder. Deleting the file C:\Users\User solved it (It was not important because it only contained CMD errors).

Now, why did it work in quotes? Because it sees "User Name" as 1 parameter, but User Name as 2.

You could not access the program "StartIsBack"'s properties because they are likely at C:\Users\User Name\AppData\Local\StartIsBack\ (note the space!).

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  • If that fixed your own question Zackary, feel free to post that as the answer and then mark it as such. Self-answered questions are every bit as good and welcome as questions someone else answers. May 4, 2018 at 20:58

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