Context menu issue since upgrading to v2.1.0 on Win 11

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Context menu issue since upgrading to v2.1.0 on Win 11 #480

Closed u01jmg3 closed 3 weeks ago

u01jmg3 commented 2 months ago

Since upgrading to v2.1.0, there appears to be an issue with how grepWin integrates with my context menu.

I've now got duplicate entries when right-clicking on the background of a folder:

I tried downgrading back to v2.0.15 (uninstall then fresh install) where I had no such issue but my context menu is still broken.

Is there anything I can do to fix this?

stefankueng commented 2 months ago

MS designed the Win11 context menu specifically to prevent apps from adding more than one entry. If an app tries to add more than one, Win11 will combine those into one with a submenu automatically. So what you're seeing here should not be possible.

That also means I have no idea on how this can happen :(

u01jmg3 commented 2 months ago

Strangely, I (correctly) get one option when right-clicking directly on a folder or the background of my desktop:

u01jmg3 commented 3 weeks ago

It is likely caused by having grepWin installed for my user (the default installer setting) and then also for everyone. Unfortunately, the installer does not currently remember what setting has been used by previous installations and that's likely how I ended up with my issue.

Resolving issue #292 will prevent this