bitwarden / bitwarden/clients

The Bitwarden Windows client doesn't display a link for a URI

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Description

### Steps To Reproduce

1. Create a URI that can be called by the system (browser), e.g., bwrun://localhost?keine ahnung or callto://0123456789
2. A link is displayed on the website, but not in the Windows client.

### Expected Result

The Bitwarden Windows client doesn't display a link for a URI. A link is displayed and opened in the browser.
Windows Client:
![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/dfba5000-9920-4eb2-aab9-7e9a4da7f7b9)
Web Client:
![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/06ed3269-ac51-4339-be2a-c83c70f432b9)
Browser App:

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5e11072b-c0ee-40cb-b87f-d1bab81d2d57)

Uri:

![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/08c632f4-e83f-4d05-bbe6-c310138619ee)

### Actual Result

The clients do not behave identically.

### Screenshots or Videos

_No response_

### Additional Context

_No response_

### Operating System

Windows

### Operating System Version

Windows 11 24H2

### Installation method

Direct Download (from bitwarden.com)

### Build Version

2025.5.1

### Issue Tracking Info

- [x] I understand that work is tracked outside of GitHub. A PR will be linked to this issue should one be opened to address it, but Bitwarden doesn't use fields like "assigned", "milestone", or "project" to track progress.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Reproduce the issue on Windows 11 with a browser-callable URI such as bwrun://localhost or callto://0123456789, then compare the Windows client with the web client and browser app. No file or test is named in the report; done means the Windows client displays the URI as a link and opens it consistently with the web client.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
electron, typescript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
50/100

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