microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys
Command palette won't launch apps inside junctions
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Description
### Microsoft PowerToys version
0.97.1
### Installation method
PowerToys auto-update
### Area(s) with issue?
Command Palette
### Steps to reproduce
I have a program that I put elsewhere in my system and created a junction to my programs folder. (Cuz that's where powertoys run was set to look for apps previously. On that note I wish I could config ComPalette the same way.)
This stumps Command Palette.
### ✔️ Expected Behavior
Launch app
### ❌ Actual Behavior
Nothing happens
### Additional Information
Win10
Running as admin
### Other Software
_No response_
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in Command Palette on Windows 10 using an application reached through a junction, then compare it with launching the same application from its direct path. Trace the Command Palette app discovery and launch flow to identify where junction targets are skipped. Done means applications inside junctions launch successfully, with the existing reproduction steps passing.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100