Unsupported file type - throws error

[StainlessSteele]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.82.0

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

No

Area(s) with issue?

Peek

Steps to reproduce

Tried to peek on a .onetoc2 file. and just got an error message. If a file type isn't supported for peek, don't error out, don't launch, or somehow report that vs throwing an error.

✔️ Expected Behavior

If I hit the peek keyboard shortcut and the file type isn't supported, I'd like a message about that.

❌ Actual Behavior

Instead, i got this error message:

Other Software

No response

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[davidegiacometti]

Hi @StainlessSteele
Are you still experiencing this issue with the latest PowerToys release (0.84.1)?
If yes, can you post a /bugreport ? Where is the file stored?

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