[peek] Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2 casting failure

[perezbalen]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.71.0

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

Peek

Steps to reproduce

No matter what I do it doesn't work. Change the shortcut, run elevated and not elevated, run as admin or not.

PowerToysReport_2023-07-30-10-48-04.zip

✔️ Expected Behavior

For it to work.

❌ Actual Behavior

Nothing happens.

Other Software

QuickLook (but it Peek doesen't work even when this is off) Directory Opus (but it also doesn't work in Exolporer)

[chippie]

Same here! Funnily, I have just spent the last hour trying to get it to work in exactly the same way. Defo a bug...

[crutkas]

@jaimecbernardo fyi

[crutkas]

ERROR: 10:25:45.5911384 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:25:48.8181533 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:25:51.7654682 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:26:37.0163617 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:26:39.7526990 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:26:55.7364657 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:26:57.7819436 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:27:09.1700754 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:27:13.8259600 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:27:14.6102383 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:27:14.8688398 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:27:15.0560716 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:27:15.2298005 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:27:15.3959986 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:27:15.5395206 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:27:15.6985922 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:27:15.8504588 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:40:58.3392508 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:41:19.2022613 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:41:21.9058373 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:41:30.7644566 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:41:47.5813429 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)). ERROR: 10:41:56.5887443 [Method]: Initialize [Class]: MainWindowViewModel Failed to get File Explorer Items: Unable to cast COM object of type 'System.__ComObject' to interface type 'Shell32.IShellFolderViewDual2'. This operation failed because the QueryInterface call on the COM component for the interface with IID '{31C147B6-0ADE-4A3C-B514-DDF932EF6D17}' failed due to the following error: No such interface supported (0x80004002 (E_NOINTERFACE)).

[crutkas]

@chippie can you give us a report as well?

[crutkas]

https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/26256 Had same failure

[chippie]

@chippie can you give us a report as well?

Unfortunately I am away from home now and will not be back for a few weeks, sorry 😔

Thanks, Mark.

[jaimecbernardo]

This has been worked on during the 0.79.0 release cycle. Please update to the latest: https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases