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CompanyName value in version information resource

08 Sep 2022, 07:55

@lexikos
AutoHotkey is affected by a strange Windows 10 feature (or bug), which I just confirmed in Windows 10 21H2.

A program without a CompanyName value in VERSIONINFO does not appear in the context menu for "Open with".

The problem is described in detail here: https://superuser.com/questions/1199648/strange-open-with-list-inconsistent-with-registry/1256482#1256482

"Open with" is useful, e.g. for switching between different AHK executables (32/64 bit) and it would be nice to have working.

This is easy to fix in AutoHotkey.rc by adding code similar to:
VALUE "CompanyName", "The AutoHotkey Foundation"

Microsoft (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/menurc/versioninfo-resource) states:
CompanyName: Company that produced the file—for example, Microsoft Corporation or Standard Microsystems Corporation, Inc. This string is required.

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