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Opening up Audio Control Panel on Windows opens but says "Failed to Execute Action" #481

Closed WMan22 closed 1 week ago

WMan22 commented 1 week ago

Short Summary

Adding C:\Windows\explorer.exe %windir%\system32\mmsys.cpl opens up sound devices as desired, but causes a notification that says the action failed to execute.

Steps to Reproduce the Issue

  1. Add C:\Windows\explorer.exe %windir%\system32\mmsys.cpl to a "Launch Application" kando function
  2. Click on Kando function
  3. Sound device playback window opens as desired, but causes Kando to say it failed the action.

Kando Version

v1.0.0

Installation Method

Via an installer downloaded from a release on GitHub

Desktop Environment

Windows

Environment Version

Windows 10

Schneegans commented 1 week ago

Hi there! I think this is related to a weird behaviour (bug?) of Windows: The explorer always returns a non-zero exit code and therefore Kando hast to assume that the command failed.

You can use start instead: start %windir%\system32\mmsys.cpl.

WMan22 commented 1 week ago

Using start fixed it, thanks.