Inability to access folders by double-clicking

[Guest Maximillian Smith]

After installing a windows update I have realized that the folders can no longer be accessed through double-clicking and whenever I try to access them by doing so It'll pop up: "This file does not have an app associated with it for performing this action. Please install an app or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Apps Settings page." error. There are still other ways to access those files such as using the Open in a new window button but it is very inconvenient to use. I have tried using sfc /scannow in the command prompt but It didn't recognize "sfc" as an app

 

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