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dergilbwillspam
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"Open with" and Microsoft Store Apps

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Hi all,

I want to open Paint.NET from the Microsoft Store with a shortcut within XnView MP to edit images. But since linking to the .exe doesn't work with these apps, I had to build a batch file as a workaround.*)

Now this has two (very minor, but still) downsides:
  1. The cmd window flashes up.
  2. There's no icon in the "Open with" list.
Is there a "nicer" way to do this?

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@start paintdotnet:%*
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Re: "Open with" and Microsoft Store Apps

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not sure that you have an easiest way
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Re: "Open with" and Microsoft Store Apps

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dergilbwillspam wrote: Tue Apr 23, 2019 10:30 pm I want to open Paint.NET from the Microsoft Store with a shortcut within XnView MP to edit images. But since linking to the .exe doesn't work with these apps, I had to build a batch file as a workaround.*)

Now this has two (very minor, but still) downsides:
  1. The cmd window flashes up.
  2. There's no icon in the "Open with" list.
Is there a "nicer" way to do this?

*) It's:

Code: Select all

@start paintdotnet:%*
xnview wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 11:09 am not sure that you have an easiest way

Surely you could download the program directly from https://www.getpaint.net/ and configure the XnView shortcut the normal way?
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Re: "Open with" and Microsoft Store Apps

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xnview wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 11:09 am not sure that you have an easiest way
Ok. If I think of something, I'll post it here.
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Re: "Open with" and Microsoft Store Apps

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cday wrote: Fri Apr 26, 2019 11:22 am Surely you could download the program directly from https://www.getpaint.net/ and configure the XnView shortcut the normal way?
Surley I could, but that wasn't the question now, was it.
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