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Doesn't find notepad++ even though both start menu and Win+R does #3305

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lassevk opened this issue May 20, 2020 · 3 comments
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Doesn't find notepad++ even though both start menu and Win+R does #3305

lassevk opened this issue May 20, 2020 · 3 comments

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@lassevk
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lassevk commented May 20, 2020

Environment

Windows 10.0.18363.836
PowerToys v0.18.0
PowerToys run module

Steps to reproduce

  1. Alt+Space

  2. Type in "notepad++"

    Note that this is not an installed application, but the notepad++.exe file is available through the PATH environment variable

  3. Observe that nothing appears

  4. Hit Esc

  5. Win+R

  6. Type in "notepad++"

  7. Hit Enter

  8. Observe that Notepad++ starts

  9. Quit Notepad++

  10. Win (start menu)

  11. Type in "notepad++"

  12. Observe that "notepad++" shows up under Command with the right icon

  13. Select notepad++ and hit Enter

  14. Observe that Notepad++ starts

Expected behavior

PowerToys Run finds notepad++.exe through the PATH environment variable

Actual behavior

It does not find it.

I have also verified with about a dozen other .exe files, all available through the PATH environment variable, all found through start menu or with Win+R but not through PowerToys run.

Perhaps my expectation is at fault?

@Xites
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Xites commented May 20, 2020

This run tool is hilarious. Even a simple command like 'cmd' gives everything but the command prompt.
The best function is that functions can be turned off in PowerToys.

@PhilTb7
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PhilTb7 commented May 20, 2020

same happens with other apps: #3223

@lassevk
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lassevk commented May 20, 2020

This is a duplicate of #3223, closing.

@lassevk lassevk closed this as completed May 20, 2020
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