# MP3Tag-Help file won't open in Windows 8

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-help-file-wont-open-in-windows-8/15053
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [September 23, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-help-file-wont-open-in-windows-8/15053 "2013-09-23T15:48:37Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![Muntra](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Muntra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Muntra)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-help-file-wont-open-in-windows-8/15053/1 "2013-09-23T15:48:37Z")

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... and then I'm told to go look in Windows' App Store... No help there!

Going via the Mp3Tag Help-link in my Classic Start Menu works perfectly, the problem is only with the program shortcut / F1.

Seems to be a generel Windows 8 annoyance for a lot of people with regards to all sorts of links, not just "(file)".

"(file)" must of course refer to the help-index file, "file:///C:/Program Files (x86)/Mp3tag/help/index.html".

Html-files are allready associated with Firefox, so thats not the problem.

Any suggestions to the cause and/or cure for this bizarre Windows 8 performance from anyone in this forum?

Greetings Muntra

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### Author: ![stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/stevehero/32/337_2.png) [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-help-file-wont-open-in-windows-8/15053/2 "2013-09-23T16:08:31Z")

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> [@Muntra](#):
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> Html-files are allready associated with Firefox, so thats not the problem.

Just in case right click on the index.html file, do you see this?

 ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/4/48e98daeef2fbe100a32b6c3c692148d1d815d8f.jpg)  

If that's the case, try using this:  
[http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enh...s/Unassoc.shtml](http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/OS-Enhancements/Unassoc.shtml)

Unassociate the file using this program, then add firefox through the rightclick\>proprieties again.

 ![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/4/48e98daeef2fbe100a32b6c3c692148d1d815d8f.jpg)

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-help-file-wont-open-in-windows-8/15053/3 "2026-02-09T12:24:40Z")

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