BUG: Wrong action is runned

[Guest]

I have some files that have more actions than open.
Eg. Open in PSPad...

When I right click some *.vb file (or *.vbs or *.bat or ...) , and select
that action,
Windows Defender pops up and asks for my approval. When I give approval, it
runs
default (open) action instead of one I selected (Open in PSPad).

 

[Bill Sanderson]

This does sound like a bug--can you give a clear set of steps for what
happens when you right-click such a file when Windows Defender is not
active? Do you then get a list of alternative actions to choose between?

 

[Guest]

When Windows Defender is not active, non-default action (eg. edit, open with
pspad, etc...) runs without problems.

Steps:
1. Install PSPad
2. In PSPad go to Settings->Program Settings->System integration->Integrate
with right mouse click
2.1. Now all files have "Open with PSPad..." action on right click menu.
When clicked, PSPad is opened with selected file
3. Start Windows Defender.
4. Try to open file with .vb extension (VB.NET source file) through right
click menu action "Open with PSPad".
4.1. Windows Defender asks for permision to run?
5. Allow that action.
5.1. Visual Studio is opened as defined with "open" action instead of "Open
with PSPad".

Hope that this will help to reproduce error.

P.S. This behaviour is same with other programs that add their actions to
right-click menu.
P.P.S. File extension is relevant since Windows Defender only asks for
"risky" extensions like .vbs, .vb, etc....

--
Pozdrav,
Josip Medved
http://www.jmedved.com/

This does sound like a bug--can you give a clear set of steps for what
happens when you right-click such a file when Windows Defender is not
active? Do you then get a list of alternative actions to choose between?

--

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Thanks--that's perfect--I'll make sure this is passed on.


--

When Windows Defender is not active, non-default action (eg. edit, open
with
pspad, etc...) runs without problems.

Steps:
1. Install PSPad
2. In PSPad go to Settings->Program Settings->System
integration->Integrate
with right mouse click
2.1. Now all files have "Open with PSPad..." action on right click menu.
When clicked, PSPad is opened with selected file
3. Start Windows Defender.
4. Try to open file with .vb extension (VB.NET source file) through right
click menu action "Open with PSPad".
4.1. Windows Defender asks for permision to run?
5. Allow that action.
5.1. Visual Studio is opened as defined with "open" action instead of
"Open
with PSPad".

Hope that this will help to reproduce error.

P.S. This behaviour is same with other programs that add their actions to
right-click menu.
P.P.S. File extension is relevant since Windows Defender only asks for
"risky" extensions like .vbs, .vb, etc....

 

[Bill Sanderson]

Josip--I've tried to raise this issue, using your post as the instructions
to the tester--and received the response that the issue could not be
replicated.

This sometimes means that a newer product build was used in the testing
which has this issue fixed, but it could also mean that the replication
steps were not perfect. I suppose it may also be a requirement that Visual
Studio be installed?

--

When Windows Defender is not active, non-default action (eg. edit, open
with
pspad, etc...) runs without problems.

Steps:
1. Install PSPad
2. In PSPad go to Settings->Program Settings->System
integration->Integrate
with right mouse click
2.1. Now all files have "Open with PSPad..." action on right click menu.
When clicked, PSPad is opened with selected file
3. Start Windows Defender.
4. Try to open file with .vb extension (VB.NET source file) through right
click menu action "Open with PSPad".
4.1. Windows Defender asks for permision to run?
5. Allow that action.
5.1. Visual Studio is opened as defined with "open" action instead of
"Open
with PSPad".

Hope that this will help to reproduce error.

P.S. This behaviour is same with other programs that add their actions to
right-click menu.
P.P.S. File extension is relevant since Windows Defender only asks for
"risky" extensions like .vbs, .vb, etc....