microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs

[Package Issue]: 7zip.7zip: Installing through winget doesn't add the context menu

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Description

### Please confirm these before moving forward

- [x] I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
- [x] I have not been informed if the issue is resolved in a preview version of the winget client.

### Category of the issue

Installation issue.

### Brief description of your issue

As the title says. It doesn't add the context menus to explorer like installing through the .exe does.

### Steps to reproduce

1. Make sure you have no version of 7zip installed
2. Install 7zip through winget
3. Try to find context menu in explorer right click

### Actual behavior

Context menu isn't enabled.

### Expected behavior

Context menu is enabled after installing.

### Environment

```raw
Windows Package Manager v1.11.400
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19044.4894
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.26.400.0

Winget Directories
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Diag…
User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\sett…
Portable Links Directory (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86) C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Configuration Modules %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Configuration\Modules

Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Privacy Statement https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

Admin Setting State
--------------------------------------------------
LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
ProxyCommandLineOptions Disabled
DefaultProxy Disabled
```

### Screenshots and Logs

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Research direction

Reproduce the 7zip.7zip installation with winget on the stated Windows environment, then compare its result with installation through the 7-Zip .exe. Inspect the package entry and installer configuration to determine whether the context-menu integration is omitted, and verify that Explorer exposes the context menu after installation.

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Assessment

Domain
operating-systems, tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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