Double-click not working for some file types

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Try this @AnRVAndADog. Directory opus is too nice to have to cope with the standard file explorer

[Leo]

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In File Types editor I changed ''All files'' double click to C:\Windows\explorer.exe {filepath}. It now works flawlessly with every file type. The files just open with what is set as default in windows (even my ms store apps work as open with).

That could have unwanted side effects. Assigning it to the affected types would be better than changing All Files, IMO.

@prometheus

For the Settings > File Types solution it works for program's that have an accessible executable. but for my image viewer for example, it's an app from the microsoft store. I haven't found a way to get the executable that works.

Microsoft Store apps an be run via their Shell Class, which is an obfuscated string (for reasons only Microsoft could tell you) that can be found in the registry.

For example, this will open a file in the Windows Photos app:

FileType ACTION=shellex SHELLCLASS=AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc

If it's already what Explorer uses on double-click then at least one of these commands should get you the same thing in most situations:

FileType ACTION=shellex

FileType ACTION=open

ContextMenu VERB="open" LOOKUP

The first one (FileType ACTION=shellex) is the most similar to what Explorer would usually do. The other two assume the default action is "open" which won't always be true.

[prometheus]

Thank you. That's helpful info.

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This issue was resolved by doing a clean install of windows (version 22H2). Works as it should now without tweaks.