Windows installer file type association problematic
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Description
Windows installer:
User cannot opt-out file type association.
File type association in Windows registry is problematic.
After installing panwriter from installer,
Explorer -> Right Click -> New -> Text Document is removed because some registry values are wrong.
I want to opt-out file type association.
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Research direction
Start with the Windows installer configuration and its file-type association handling, then reproduce the install in Windows and inspect the registry changes. Confirm the current association removes Explorer’s New > Text Document entry. Done means users can opt out of the association and an opted-in installation no longer damages that Explorer entry.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- electron, typescript
- Domain
- build-system, desktop, release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100