Start with windows feature not working

[Quake4Life]

Win10 x64
22H2 19045.4170

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "inputscope\main.py", line 418, in OnToggleStartup
File "inputscope\main.py", line 506, in start
File "inputscope\main.py", line 534, in create_shortcut
File "<COMObject >", line 2, in save
pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, 'WshShortcut.Save', 'Unable to save shortcut "C:\Users\vovan\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\InputScope.lnk".', None, 0, -2147024893), None)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "inputscope\main.py", line 418, in OnToggleStartup
File "inputscope\main.py", line 506, in start
File "inputscope\main.py", line 534, in create_shortcut
File "<COMObject >", line 2, in save
pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, 'WshShortcut.Save', 'Unable to save shortcut "C:\Users\vovan\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\InputScope.lnk".', None, 0, -2147024893), None)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "inputscope\main.py", line 418, in OnToggleStartup
File "inputscope\main.py", line 506, in start
File "inputscope\main.py", line 534, in create_shortcut
File "<COMObject >", line 2, in save
pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, 'WshShortcut.Save', 'Unable to save shortcut "C:\Users\vovan\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\InputScope.lnk".', None, 0, -2147024893), None)

[suurjaak]

Does the folder C:\Users\vovan\Start Menu\Programs\Startup itself exist?

If yes, is there already a shortcut named inputscope.lnk under it?

If no, what happens if you run the program with elevated permissions?

[Quake4Life]

Yes, the folder exists. No, there is no shortcuts. Yes, I start the program as an admin. вт, 19 мар. 2024 г., 21:32 Erki Suurjaak ***@***.***>:

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Does the folder C:\Users\vovan\Start Menu\Programs\Startup itself exist? If yes, is there already a shortcut named inputscope.lnk under it? If no, what happens if you run the program with elevated permissions? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#28 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A44HBPQOUQSMJ7AF4BOZPIDYZCAFJAVCNFSM6AAAAABE5D2BSCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDAMBXHA3TAMJWGU> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[suurjaak]

Interesting.. Can you try the following:

• right-click on the InputScope icon in system tray and select "Show Python console"
• in the opened console window, copy-paste the following lines, one by one, pressing Enter after each:

import win32com.client

shell = win32com.client.Dispatch("WScript.Shell")

path = r"C:\Users\vovan\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\InputScope.lnk"

shortcut = shell.CreateShortCut(path)

shortcut.Targetpath = sys.argv[0]

shortcut.save()

What is the result?

[Quake4Life]

Traceback (most recent call last): File "<input>", line 1, in <module> File "<COMObject <unknown>>", line 2, in save pywintypes.com_error: (-2147352567, 'Exception occurred.', (0, 'WshShortcut.Save', 'Unable to save shortcut "C:\\Users\\vovan\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup\\InputScope.lnk".', None, 0, -2147024893), None) ср, 20 мар. 2024 г. в 19:43, Erki Suurjaak ***@***.***>:

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Interesting.. Can you try the following: - right-click on the InputScope icon in system tray and select "Show Python console" - in the opened console window, copy-paste the following lines, one by one, pressing Enter after each: import win32com.client shell = win32com.client.Dispatch("WScript.Shell") path = r"C:\Users\vovan\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\InputScope.lnk" shortcut = shell.CreateShortCut(path) shortcut.Targetpath = sys.argv[0] shortcut.save() What is the result? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#28 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A44HBPUSYH3VA3JHRW5RHP3YZG4CTAVCNFSM6AAAAABE5D2BSCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDAMJQGAZDOOBXGQ> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[suurjaak]

Strange. Because error code -2147024893 means "The system cannot find the path specified.".

What happens if you open the console and execute

os.listdir(r"C:\Users\vovan\Start Menu\Programs\Startup")

?

[Quake4Life]

FileNotFoundError: [WinError 3] The system cannot find the path specified: 'C:\\Users\\vovan\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup' ср, 20 мар. 2024 г. в 20:56, Erki Suurjaak ***@***.***>:

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Strange. Because error code -2147024893 means "The system cannot find the path specified.". What happens if you open the console and execute os.listdir(r"C:\Users\vovan\Start Menu\Programs\Startup") ? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#28 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A44HBPQSJVGL3KDVCQDOYGTYZHEWVAVCNFSM6AAAAABE5D2BSCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDAMJQGI3DKNJYGU> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[suurjaak]

Well, it looks like the folder C:\Users\vovan\Start Menu\Programs\Startup does not exist? What happens if you choose Run from start menu and paste this folder name there and click OK?

[shenef]

Checking on my end (on Win 11), i don't have that folder either, for me the startup folder is at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and, looking online, it should be at that same location in Win 10.

[Quake4Life]

Yep, there's no such folder. But as Shenef has mentioned, I surely have C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup чт, 21 мар. 2024 г. в 01:07, shenef ***@***.***>:

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Checking on my end (on Win 11), i don't have that folder either, for me the startup folder is at C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup and, looking online, it should be at that same location in Win 10. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#28 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A44HBPQJ3WLTCW3NWWLTB23YZICAJAVCNFSM6AAAAABE5D2BSCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDAMJQG4ZDQMRXGA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[suurjaak]

Ok, thank you all, now the confusion is cleared up, InputScope uses the wrong path. Will issue a fix soon.

@Quake4Life just in case, can you try one more thing in the Python console:

import win32com.client

shell = win32com.client.Dispatch("WScript.Shell")

shell.SpecialFolders("Startup")

What does it print?

[Quake4Life]

'C:\\Users\\vovan\\AppData\\Roaming\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup' чт, 21 мар. 2024 г. в 12:50, Erki Suurjaak ***@***.***>:

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Ok, thank you all, now the confusion is cleared up, InputScope uses the wrong path. Will issue a fix soon. @Quake4Life <https://github.com/Quake4Life> just in case, can you try one more thing in the Python console: import win32com.client shell = win32com.client.Dispatch("WScript.Shell") shell.SpecialFolders("Startup") What does it print? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#28 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A44HBPUPIPEZNWAQUBDUINDYZKUPHAVCNFSM6AAAAABE5D2BSCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDAMJRG43TONRXGE> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[suurjaak]

The newly released version 1.10 should fix this issue.

[Quake4Life]

Thanks, I'll check it out. вт, 26 мар. 2024 г., 00:33 Erki Suurjaak ***@***.***>:

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The newly released version 1.10 should fix this issue. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#28 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A44HBPVXGY7MVHOCKSVGVLTY2CJ3TAVCNFSM6AAAAABE5D2BSCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDAMJYHE2TOMJZGQ> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.***>