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CodeDJ
Iron Contributor
Apr 08, 2019

ClickOnce application downloads instead of directly opening the app

When opening a ClickOnce app, the *.application file gets saved to my Downloads folder instead of directly opening it. Additionally, since the file is downloaded, then opened from Downloads, it loses...
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CodeDJ
Iron Contributor
Apr 08, 2019

TheJAC Thanks for the tip. Clicking on the downloaded abc.application opens the clickonce app for me using Edge Insider but it doesn't include any cookies from my website - which is a requirement for my apps. Thanks!

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soundman_ok
Copper Contributor
Apr 10, 2019

CodeDJ There is a Chrome extension called "https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clickonce-for-google-chro/kekahkplibinaibelipdcikofmedafmb".  This can be installed in Edge, if you allow extensions from other stores and then acquire the extension from the https://chrome.google.com/webstore/.  Although, this is not a built-in function, the extension does allow ClickOnce apps to execute normally, instead of being downloaded.

I do hope that this ClickOnce function will be addressed in Edge, so that we don't have to use an extension or another work-around.

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    abrahammsta
    Copper Contributor
    Sep 03, 2020

    You are a lifesaver- thanks mate soundman_ok 

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