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IrfanView settings reset and cannot be modified
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Description
Brief description of your issue
Just did winget upgrade IrfanView from 4.56 to 4.57, after launch the app says it cannot write config INI file:
It should not happen, because the interactive installer has the option to configure this:
Seems to me that the first option is selected when installed with winget. It shouldn't be so, we are living in 2020s, not in 90s and apps shouldn't write to their install dir. Or at least, why doesn't it use VIrtualStore?
Expected behavior
App runs correctly with user settings saved in user profile.
Actual behavior
App cannot write its INI file because it is located in ProgramFiles.
Environment
winget v1.0.11451, installed from appx.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing the IrfanView package's winget installation behavior for version 4.57, especially how the AppX installation places the application under ProgramFiles. Compare that behavior with the installer's user-profile configuration option; done means a winget-installed app can save its INI settings in the user profile without reporting a write failure.
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Assessment
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100