Right-click Explorer Extension not visible with 24.12

[Nick-Payne]

After upgrading 24.11.1 (x64 version on Windows 11) to 24.12, the right-click MediaInfo option in Windows Explorer no longer appears. I checked MediaInfo Preferences, and the Explorer extension preference is still ticked. I uninstalled 24.12 and installed 24.11.1, and the right-click MediaInfo option re-appears. Upgrade again to 24.12 and it disappears.

[JeromeMartinez]

Please test this dev snapshot.
There is a discussion about that at #994.

[cjee21]

Does it not appear on the new context menu or the classic one or both? Have you tried restarting Windows and waiting a few minutes?

What does Get-AppxPackage MediaInfo return?

[Nick-Payne]

Actually, what I have discovered is that with 24.12, it's only for video files (mkv or mp4 extension) that I no longer see a right-click MediaInfo option. The right-click option is still there for image files (jpg, tif, bmp).

Running Get-AppxPackage MediaInfo

Name : MediaInfo
Publisher : CN=MEDIAAREA.NET, O=MEDIAAREA.NET, L=Curienne, S=Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, C=FR
Architecture : Neutral
ResourceId :
Version : 24.12.0.0
PackageFullName : MediaInfo_24.12.0.0_neutral__0z25jj8eabac0
InstallLocation : C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MediaInfo_24.12.0.0_neutral__0z25jj8eabac0
IsFramework : False
PackageFamilyName : MediaInfo_0z25jj8eabac0
PublisherId : 0z25jj8eabac0
IsResourcePackage : False
IsBundle : False
IsDevelopmentMode : False
NonRemovable : False
IsPartiallyStaged : False
SignatureKind : Developer
Status : Ok

[cjee21]

it's only for video files (mkv or mp4 extension) that I no longer see a right-click MediaInfo option.

Something unexpected going on again. MediaInfo's shell extension handles all supported file extensions in the same way.

[niwazukihon]

For me, both 24.12 and the snapshot above shows context menu entry in Fire Explorer, but they don't show up in Directory Opus, as mentioned in #994.

[cjee21]

For me, both 24.12 and the snapshot above shows context menu entry in Fire Explorer, but they don't show up in Directory Opus, as mentioned in #994.

You should report to Directory Opus developers. It is not handling shell extensions that have a list of file extensions. It does not show context menu entry for Microsoft Photos and Paint or Mp3tag too. Directory Opus only supports shell extensions that appear for all filetypes at the moment.