.jar files only execute through CMD

[RaneemKeblawi]

Every once in a while, my pc no longer recognizes a default app for jar files and I have to manually run them. I can open them with the command 'javaw.exe -jar' but they will not open otherwise. I have gone to Task Manager to check the path of the javaw.exe that runs when I successfully execute files using the command, however, when opening a .jar in File Explorer using the same javaw.exe, it does not execute. So, what I want to know is: What's going on, and how can I use File Explorer to run .jar files?

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