Silent Update removes context menu entry if previously added

[awsr]

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Steps to reproduce

1. Have PowerShell installed with the context menu entry added from the Add 'Run with PowerShell 7' context menu for PowerShell files option in the installer. *
2. Update PowerShell to the latest version via Windows Update.

Expected behavior

Installer sees existing "Run with PowerShell 7" context menu entry and retains it after the update.

Actual behavior

Installer removes context menu entry and installs the new version with default settings only (without context menu entry).

Error details

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Environment data

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      7.2.1
PSEdition                      Core
GitCommitId                    7.2.1
OS                             Microsoft Windows 10.0.19044
Platform                       Win32NT
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0…}
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1
WSManStackVersion              3.0

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* Referring to this option:

[iSazonov]

Do you ask the option must be On if previously it was On?

[awsr]

The option was originally on. That image is just an example from a different issue that I used to show which option I'm referring to.

When I installed PowerShell 7.2.0, I enabled that option for the context menu. Ideally, that choice would be taken into account when updating.

[TravisEz13]

Does this happen through any silent MSI upgrade?

[ignant1]

Upgrading through winget removes the context menu.

Getting it from the Windows Store, it installs a separate version if you previously installed via other means. It also does not give you the option add that context menu on the initial installation via the Windows Store, so there is no way to see if upgrading it remove it from the menu.

[ignant1]

I just installed Visual Studios 2019 which also added "Developer PowerShell for VS 2019" and now the "Run with PowerShell 7" Context Menu is gone. On top of this, uninstalling PowerShell 7 and then reinstalling it and checking the box to add the context menu still does not add it again.

[pat0026]

Still encountered this issue after updating from 7.2.4 to 7.2.5 via windows update. The context menu was gone, this could be fixed by manually tampering with registries but normal users should avoid this. Hope this issue will soon be fixed.