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For some reason, the PowerArchiver functions in the Windows 11 context menu no longer work after the last Windows Update. Only the functions in the classic context menu function as they should.
I’ve tried uninstalling PowerArchiver and using RevoUninstaller to remove all bits and pieces that were left behind and did a clean install of PowerArchiver, it didn’t fix the issue. Other items in the Windows 11 context menu work.
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Re: Explorer.exe Crash on right click
This appears to be happening again with the Power Archiver 2022 shell extensions.
When I have Use Explorer Shell Extensions enabled in Power Archiver Configuration and right-click on c:\Users\username\Start Menu, (hidden Junction file), File Explorer crashes.
I have version 21.00.15 (03/2022) 64-bit installed in Windows 10 Version 21H2 (Build 19044.1826).
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In the latest version of PA, on W11 (latest build/SP) when you try to use the first level context menu - NOTHING HAPPENS (particularly when you do this from Downloads or Documents folders) - however I noticed that it DOES WORK when you use the context menu from the Desktop. Going to the second level context menu does work however.
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PA 2023 22.00.08
Long time no seeing. So I start up the new year with a first problem : the virtual driver cannot be installed. Reason : it is missing in the Fast Ring PatchBeam Update Service…
Virtual driver PA 2023-01-28 152607.png
It seems a standard problem with new releases :-)
Can I have a link or can it be fixed. Thank you. CU later -
When the function for testing archives is invoked via the shell context menu (PowerArchiver > Test) then all the files in the archive get extracted to the current folder.
The test dialog reports as many errors as there are files in the archive but it fails to give any hint as to which files are supposed to be erroneous or what the nature of the problem might be. Comparing the extracted files to the originals shows no differences at all.
The .7z in question was produced with maximised compression settings in 7zip (taking forever but resulting in smaller archives than .7z produced by PowerArchiver with maximised settings). Therefore I wanted to see whether PowerArchiver can at least test .7z that it produced itself. Hence I had PowerArchiver convert a .pa with the same contents to .7z. There weren’t any errors reported but the resulting .7z contained fewer than half of the files contained in the .pa (137 of 366), so I scratched that test.
Performance is abysmal when testing via the context menu (e.g. almost 2 minutes for testing a .7z that 7zip tests in 4 seconds), but that is most likely due to the fact that the extracted files are written to disk. Testing the same .7z in the PowerArchiver GUI takes only 8 seconds but causes the mysterious appearance of a UAC dialog, as reported elsewhere.
The testing function is vital because PowerArchiver has a history of producing archives that it cannot unpack without errors or that do not conform to the respective file format standards (e.g. ZIP) so that other programs report them as erroneous.
The point of creating archives is that the files in them will most likely have to be extracted at some point. If the extraction cannot be guaranteed to produce correct results then the whole program is absolutely pointless. Actually, worse than pointless - it causes data loss and hence damage.
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In PowerArchiver 2023 22.00.06 configuration, the option labelled “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” seems to be redundant.
I am only allowed to change this option when PA Starter is disabled, and then it seems to be ignored.
When I enable PA Starter this option is forced to the enabled state.
I think it’d be good to remove “Start PowerArchiver 2023 Starter when my computer starts” completely. I’ve always found it confusing having both options.
Added later: However i don’t particularly want to use queue but I do like having the PAStarter icon in my tray area.
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W10 Pro 22H2 - 64 -bit
PA 22.00.06 (PA 2023)
It has been the case with previous versions of PowerArchiver, but I had hoped that the latest might behave differently. Not so, I’m afraid.
I have, for various obscure reasons, created a few .pa archives, mainly in the hope that they will save me some more space. From time to time, I use the “Test” option to check that important archives are OK and uncorrupted.
With every .pa archive I’ve tested, the process runs through OK but then reports that there are errors. This is always the number of files in the archive e.g. if 11 files, then 11 errors reported.
In the .pa, I can:-
preview the files (usually PDF) extract some or all files and look at or use them convert the .pa to a .zip or .zipx archive, which then works fine and tests without errorsIs it the case that the Test routine isn’t designed for .pa archives, or is there another reason? Although the .pa seems to function properly, despite the test reporting errors, I would like to be sure that every .pa is OK and not “broken”.
Some of the .pas are quite old and produced with earlier PA versions (they are truly “archives”). If I extract all the files in the old .pa, create a new, fresh .pa and add back the files to that, then test the new, no errors (at least in the .pa I’ve tried this on) are reported. This would suggest a mismatch between old .pas and newer versions of PA itself.
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Clipboard02.jpg
See the, supposedly, blank space where the green box is? It’s like that in Modern Light theme too. I can toggle it, but it’s missing text or shouldn’t be there I guess?
Thanks :)
SOLVED Missing "NEW" in shell commands PA Explorer
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This is the collection of shell commands in an Explorer :
And this is actually in PA Explorer 2017_91 :
So if you want to create an new folder/subfolder you have to open a standard explorer…
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Maybe I’m missing something, but its working ok here.
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@skypx with version 2017.91 ?
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@pirrbe yes I’m using the latest version. I even did a clean install because the update from .90 was kinda wonky.
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@skypx I did a ‘fast’ upgrade… Curious if other users have the same problem and that it is not an isolated prob on my PA install. But Win10 explorer and Opus Pro explorer works, only PA is handicapped :-(.
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@pirrbe maybe something with x86 version of Windows?
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@spwolf sceptic, external explorers contains ‘new’ function. Only my PA explorer is missing it. I’m sure in 17008x there was no problem. Not sure it was missing in 17009x… so, a full installation ? mmmm, :-( means again extra running
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@spwolf ok, will wait for results before a new ‘slow ring’ install…
Here info on PAshellext that’s running now on my X86:
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tested here on an x86 system, worked fine. hm…
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@mili indeed hmmm… , uninstalled 91 and installed 90 but same problem : no NEW shell for folder creation. Now back on 91. Forget this problem, I will use external explorers to create new folders/subs.
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@pirrbe to complete this mystery : configuring clouds in PA (attachementcloud), no problems to create a new folder or sub. ??? (subfolder test created…)
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@pirrbe Ac is completely different.
can you post full picture of where you dont get new, so we see full PA window? maybe we will get the idea.
i noticed how in root of my pc and Libraries folders, you cant create new folder, but thats correct behaviour, works everywhere else on my x86 win10 tablet
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@spwolf Indeed, if I point an empty space in PA explorer, I have identical shells as skypx and you. But the problem in PA explorer is when you point on an existing folder and want to create a sub-folder… there PA explorer shell misses the ‘NEW’ function.
Creation of a new folder through PA explorer : no problem
Creation of a subfolder through PA explorer : missing NEW
Maybe some confusion of my first post remark ‘folder/subfolder’… problem is only related to creation of subfolders trough PA explorer :-( -
@pirrbe I get exactly the same in Windows Explorer too… there is no New> in Windows Explorer either, at least on my own version of Win10.
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you can get the New Folder option when clicking on an empty space in explorer window. If your folder/subfolder is full of files, move all the way down to the bottom and click the empty space under the last file and the New Folder option will be available
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@mili Hi Mili, it’s Monday say maybe you got a ‘hard late outdoor’ weekend and didn’t read well my above post with the two screenshots with BOLD titles
Creation of a new folder through PA explorer : no problem
Creation of a subfolder through PA explorer : missing NEWResume : in PA Explorer no problems to create a new folder through shell ‘NEW’ command, but select an existing folder and try then to create a new sub. IMPOSSIBLE : suddenly the NEW shell command is missing in PA Explorer !!!
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in the screenshot I posted with the New Folder option available, isn’t it occurring in a subfolder, giving me an option to create another new folder/subfolder?
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ps. weekends are for amateurs :)))
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@mili :-))))) through PA explorer select any folder and try to create a subfolder… good luck. Or just create a new folder and then try to create a subfolder… good luck too… :-)
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@pirrbe said in Missing "NEW" in shell commands PA Explorer:
@mili :-))))) through PA explorer select any folder and try to create a subfolder… good luck. Or just create a new folder and then try to create a subfolder… good luck too… :-)
what Mili is saying is that you can enter folder and click on empty space to get new option.
As I mentioned before, when I select folder in Windows Explorer, I do NOT get the New option either. Maybe some other software is adding New option for you?
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@spwolf to avoid any misunderstanding : you mean that you cannot even create subfolders trhough Windows Explorer on your win10… ??? And Mili ? Or other co-workers ? I wonder what’s the situation of other users. I never experienced that problem, even after the recent latest upgrade of MS Win10. :-(. Other fact : an old bug is back concerning config setting fields. But is this now related to this mismatch stuff of win10<>PA or resurrection in PA after new release. I still report them ?
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@pirrbe said in Missing "NEW" in shell commands PA Explorer:
@spwolf to avoid any misunderstanding : you mean that you cannot even create subfolders trhough Windows Explorer on your win10… ??? And Mili ? Or other co-workers ? I wonder what’s the situation of other users. I never experienced that problem, even after the recent latest upgrade of MS Win10. :-(. Other fact : an old bug is back concerning config setting fields. But is this now related to this mismatch stuff of win10<>PA or resurrection in PA after new release. I still report them ?
I can create them if I click on empty space and then new.
If I right click on folder, there is no New option in both Windows Explorer and PA. Thats on both of my Win10 computers. Maybe someone else can chime on their own setups.
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@skypx ? Strange, but how did or do you create subfolders ? I only use shell commands for it :-)
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Google or bing for “missing shell command new folder in win10”.
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@skypx that’s even faster :-) and if you don’t use shell commands, you don’t even have to fix your registry :-)))))))))))))))))))