Hello
When I right-click a document and select the "Open with..." option to open the document in TextPad, the program opens, but the document doesn't open.
If I use the "Send To" option though, the document does open in TextPad.
How do I get the document to open in TextPad using the "Open with..." option?
Regards
Martin
Windows 11 "Open With..."
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Re: Windows 11 "Open With..."
Found the answer, and it was an obvious, and simple one, damn it.
To make sure that wherever I wanted to save any files made using TextPad, I set the compatibility to run this program as an administrator.
I wondered what would happen if I removed the administrator option, and lo, it worked. Right-clicking on the document now, and choosing opening in TextPad works.
Can't believe that was all it needed.
To make sure that wherever I wanted to save any files made using TextPad, I set the compatibility to run this program as an administrator.
I wondered what would happen if I removed the administrator option, and lo, it worked. Right-clicking on the document now, and choosing opening in TextPad works.
Can't believe that was all it needed.
Re: Windows 11 "Open With..."
Thanks for letting us know the cause. This behavior is controlled by Windows User Account Control security, which restricts interaction between different privilege levels. A standard File Explorer (low privilege) cannot send data to an application running as administrator (high privilege). This applies to dragging and dropping files as well.