Quicklook keeps stopping and I have to manually restart it
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Description
Not sure if this is that same as reported in #1192 (if so then go ahead and merge this in) but I'm finding that I have to frequently (multiple times a week) start Quicklook manually, as it will have stopped running in the background at some point. To get it to work requires starting it again manually.
I love Quicklook! So hoping there's a fix for this :)
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Go to File Explorer
- Press Spacebar (nothing happens)
- Manually start Quicklook
- Repeat process and Quicklook now works properly when pressing spacebar
Expected behavior
File preview occurs when pressing spacebar, without having to restart Quicklook frequently
I have the same experience whether using File Explorer or the Files app
Desktop (please complete the following information):
- OS Version: Windows 11 22H2
- QuickLook Version: 3.7.3
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the failure on Windows 11 22H2 with QuickLook 3.7.3, using File Explorer or the Files app and the reported Spacebar sequence. Compare the behavior with issue #1192; done means QuickLook remains running in the background and previews files without requiring a manual restart.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100