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[FEATURE] - Remove dummy aliases for Python #1020

Open agowa opened 10 months ago

agowa commented 10 months ago

What is your feature request regarding to?

Atlas Playbook

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

The App Installer has two annoying app execution aliases registered. Namely "python.exe" and "python3.exe", could you just disable them within the Atlas playbook? They do not execute python and can cause the windows store to open, even though python got installed. Also they're unnecessary and bloated.

Describe the solution you would like.

Set the App execution alias of "App Installer" to "Off". This setting can be found within "App > Advanced app settings > App execution aliases" of the settings app.

Describe alternatives you have considered.

does not apply

Additional context.

No response

Ast3risk-ops commented 10 months ago

This is a problem on windows in general, Microsoft sucks ass

agowa commented 10 months ago

@Ast3risk-ops true, but as Atlas already fixes a lot of other annoyances it kinda would be nice if it was added to the playbook.

he3als commented 10 months ago

Might be difficult to do, but a good suggestion.

CodingMadness commented 8 months ago

Might be difficult to do, but a good suggestion.

Just for curiosity, do you guys plan to add it to next release?

he3als commented 8 months ago

Not currently, I can't find an official way to programmatically manage app execution aliases.

agowa commented 8 months ago

They are managed within: $env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\WindowsApps, HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths, and HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths

Also see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/shell/app-registration#using-the-app-paths-subkey

I'd call this the official way as that documentation states:

To register and control the behavior of your applications with the App Paths subkey:

he3als commented 8 months ago

App Execution Aliases don't seem to be managed in those keys. Deleting the file from WindowsApps works but it's a hacky solution that I'd rather not implement, especially as it doesn't update the toggle in Windows Settings.