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open JSON settings file with default type association instead of notepad #18230

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AQFChristel opened this issue Nov 21, 2024 · 3 comments
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open JSON settings file with default type association instead of notepad #18230

AQFChristel opened this issue Nov 21, 2024 · 3 comments
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Issue-Bug It either shouldn't be doing this or needs an investigation. Needs-Attention The core contributors need to come back around and look at this ASAP. Needs-Triage It's a new issue that the core contributor team needs to triage at the next triage meeting

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Windows Terminal version

1.21.3231.0

Windows build number

10.0.22631.0

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please open the JSON settings file with the associated default app instead of notepad

Steps to reproduce

open terminal, open settings, click on the "Open JSON file" label

Expected Behavior

having the default associated app open the JSON file

Actual Behavior

notepad opening the JSON settings file
@AQFChristel AQFChristel added Issue-Bug It either shouldn't be doing this or needs an investigation. Needs-Triage It's a new issue that the core contributor team needs to triage at the next triage meeting labels Nov 21, 2024
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lhecker commented Nov 21, 2024

If it opens in Notepad, then Notepad is your default associated application. To change it, press Win+R and execute ms-settings:defaultapps. TThere, you can search your favorite text editor and associate .json with it. Please let me know if that works for you.

@lhecker lhecker added the Needs-Author-Feedback The original author of the issue/PR needs to come back and respond to something label Nov 21, 2024
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OMG, I'm so sorry, it is because I forgot I was running terminal as administrator and I haven't set any associations for that separate account, please ignore my message

@microsoft-github-policy-service microsoft-github-policy-service bot added Needs-Attention The core contributors need to come back around and look at this ASAP. and removed Needs-Author-Feedback The original author of the issue/PR needs to come back and respond to something labels Nov 21, 2024
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lhecker commented Nov 21, 2024

All good! Thanks for letting us know.

@lhecker lhecker closed this as not planned Won't fix, can't repro, duplicate, stale Nov 21, 2024
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