There are many people having this shortcut issue with their laptop/desktop. Well, this usually happens because of virus. It spreads via USB memory sticks or external hard drives, and “converts” all the files into shortcuts. But mind you, the real files are still active, but you are unable to see them (hiding). We will fix the problem in this tutorial... Read All Steps here and also get mtn free browsing for your computer
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