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ClickOnce application downloads instead of directly opening the app
CodeDJ I have this same issue. I get around it by calling iexplore.exe in front of the app to launch it from IE. This is a workaround, I would like Microsoft to fix this so it is handled correctly.
Here is my example that I use in the shortcut:
"C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" http://website.com/example.application
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!
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.You are a lifesaver- thanks mate soundman_ok
