QuickLook Remains Open When Opening Files Through the 'Open With' Action
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Description
Describe the bug
Opening a file through the 'Open With' action leaves QuickLook open. This behaviour is not present with the 'Open with [application]' action.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Preview a file using QuickLook
- Click on 'Open With'
- Select desired application
- See behaviour
Expected behavior
I would expect the QuickLook window to close just like when opening the file through its default application button.
Desktop:
- OS Version: Windows 11 OS Build 22621.1194
- QuickLook Version: 3.7.3 from GitHub
Screenshots and Exception Log

Represented is QuikLook above File Explorer above qView (image viewer)
To be clear this happens with all files type and all applications.
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