Blog entries with tag ‘Troubleshooting

PowerShell 6.1.0 (preview) messes verbs of directories, causing Previous Versions to open previous verions of a directory in PowerShell

Issue #6799 in PowerShell repository on GitHub raises the question why Previous Versions is opening previous versions of a directory in PowerShell, instead of File Explorer as expected. The reason is that PowerShell 6.1.0 (preview) installer creates a context menu to open the shell on any folder. However, it unfortunately names the verbs as open/runas, which is very dangerous since they are canonical and do not make much sense for a folder. Related is issue #7815, where shortcuts to a folder are opened in PowerShell.

Outlook 2016 GUI creates an appointment with extraneous attendee, causing Outlook.com and Outlook for iOS to show it as a meeting

Outlook 2016 GUI always creates an event with at least one attendee, which makes Outlook.com and Outlook for iOS have difficulty correctly interpreting the appointment. Instead, they think it is a meeting. However, if you create the event with Outlook object model, there is a good chance the event is created neatly. In addition, events created on Outlook.com or in Outlook for iOS are always neat.