copying 🐛 over from https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/907

[Mohammedd88]

copying 🐛 over from https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/issues/907

Describe the bug

Github desktop (hereafter as ghd) is not recognising VSCodium

Version & OS

• Ghd: 2.9.4 in "AppData/Local"
• OS: Windows 10 20H2
• Architecture: x64
• Codium: 1.61.2
  from VSCodium-x64-updates-disabled-1.61.2.msi installed in "Program Files" (i.e. i guess for all users)
• NP++: 7.9.5 in "Program Files"
• Typora: 0.9.98 (beta) in "Program Files"

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Open ghd
2. Go to "Files > Options" (^,)
3. Then go to "Integrations > External Editor"
4. See that VSCodium is not there

Expected behavior

VSCodium should be there

Actual behavior

VSCodium is not there

Screenshots

Logs

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Additional context

• I had ghd already installed since last month. I installed VSCodium only last week or so.
• I have restarted pc, and ghd ofc
• vscodium package used downloaded via https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases/tag/1.61.2
• similar issue: https://github.com/desktop/desktop/issues/7024

Originally posted by @yashpalgoyal1304 in https://github.com/desktop/desktop/issues/13295

[GitMensch]

That seems like the wrong repo for this issue..., likely should have been in https://github.com/desktop/desktop - and is already in there as https://github.com/desktop/desktop/issues/13295