Bug: Files crashes if startup folder is wsl directory

[ElinLiu0]

Description

I want to call the files.exe binary directly from my WSL Ubuntu vm,it can call but will be crash.
Instead of using files.exe in WSL Ubuntu vm,using explorer.exe just wokring fine as expect.
Just like below:

2024-07-08.00-42-53.mp4

Steps To Reproduce

1.Install a WSL Distro on your machine
2.Call files.exe directly in WSL Distro

Requirements

Files will be start with a called wsl path.

Files Version

3.5.0.0

Windows Version

10.0.22631.3810

Log File

N/A

[Josh65-2201]

Thanks for the report,

• Please upload (Do not copy and paste content) the debug.log file directly to GitHub (email attachments don't work) . You can get it in Files settings > About > Open log folder.
• Please also try preview version https://files.community/download

[ElinLiu0]

Thanks for the report, can you please upload (Do not copy and paste content) the debug.log file directly to GitHub (email attachments don't work) . You can get it in Files settings > About > Open log folder.

debug.log
Here it is mate,the original log.Hope you guys can fix that :)

[0x5bfa]

Log has nothing to indicate a crash occurred.

• Could you try to find Files app from Windows logs > Application > sort by Source > .NET Runtime in Event Viewer?
• Check if you can call Files via files.exe from command prompt

[ElinLiu0]

Log has nothing to indicate a crash occurred.

• Could you try to find Files app from Windows logs > Application > sort by Source > .NET Runtime in Event Viewer?
• Check if you can call Files via files.exe from command prompt

Sorry i don't understand.Where can i find Windows logs for you?

[Josh65-2201]

It's in event viewer you can open that from the start menu search

[ElinLiu0]

It's in event viewer you can open that from the start menu search

Only one error i can found here.

[0x5bfa]

The time this exception occurred is the same when you launched the app via the alias ‘files.exe’?

[ElinLiu0]

It's in event viewer you can open that from the start menu search

Also there is a lot of warnning here:

Is it matter with this issue?

[ElinLiu0]

The time this exception occurred is the same when you launched the app via the alias ‘files.exe’?

Sure.

[ElinLiu0]

The time this exception occurred is the same when you launched the app via the alias ‘files.exe’?

[0x5bfa]

Please also try preview version https://files.community/download

Is it matter with this issue?

No.

[el-ev]

The issue can be triggered as follows in Powershell:

PS C:\Users> cd \\wsl.localhost\Arch\
PS Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::\\wsl.localhost\Arch> files.exe .

Arch is the name of any WSL distribution.

So the issue is related to the startup directory being a WSL directory.

Files stuck at Files.App\Helpers\Application\AppLifecycleHelper.cs:140, in ConfigureHost.