Fix: Fixed issues with opening certain file formats (#16102)

src/Files.App/Helpers/Navigation/NavigationHelpers.cs

@@ -3,11 +3,10 @@
 
 using Files.Shared.Helpers;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Controls;
+using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
 using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media.Imaging;
 using Windows.Storage;
-using Windows.Storage.Search;
 using Windows.System;
-using Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Media;
 
 namespace Files.App.Helpers
 {
@@ -587,85 +586,7 @@ private static async Task<FilesystemResult> OpenFile(string path, IShellPage ass
 						}
 						else
 						{
-							//try using launcher first
-							bool launchSuccess = false;
-
-							BaseStorageFileQueryResult? fileQueryResult = null;
-
-							//Get folder to create a file query (to pass to apps like Photos, Movies & TV..., needed to scroll through the folder like what Windows Explorer does)
-							BaseStorageFolder currentFolder = await associatedInstance.ShellViewModel.GetFolderFromPathAsync(PathNormalization.GetParentDir(path));
-
-							if (currentFolder is not null)
-							{
-								QueryOptions queryOptions = new(CommonFileQuery.DefaultQuery, null);
-
-								//We can have many sort entries
-								SortEntry sortEntry = new()
-								{
-									AscendingOrder = associatedInstance.InstanceViewModel.FolderSettings.DirectorySortDirection == SortDirection.Ascending
-								};
-
-								//Basically we tell to the launched app to follow how we sorted the files in the directory.
-								var sortOption = associatedInstance.InstanceViewModel.FolderSettings.DirectorySortOption;
-
-								switch (sortOption)
-								{
-									case SortOption.Name:
-										sortEntry.PropertyName = "System.ItemNameDisplay";
-										queryOptions.SortOrder.Clear();
-										queryOptions.SortOrder.Add(sortEntry);
-										break;
-
-									case SortOption.DateModified:
-										sortEntry.PropertyName = "System.DateModified";
-										queryOptions.SortOrder.Clear();
-										queryOptions.SortOrder.Add(sortEntry);
-										break;
-
-									case SortOption.DateCreated:
-										sortEntry.PropertyName = "System.DateCreated";
-										queryOptions.SortOrder.Clear();
-										queryOptions.SortOrder.Add(sortEntry);
-										break;
-
-									//Unfortunately this is unsupported | Remarks: https://learn.microsoft.com/uwp/api/windows.storage.search.queryoptions.sortorder?view=winrt-19041
-									//case Enums.SortOption.Size:
-
-									//sortEntry.PropertyName = "System.TotalFileSize";
-									//queryOptions.SortOrder.Clear();
-									//queryOptions.SortOrder.Add(sortEntry);
-									//break;
-
-									//Unfortunately this is unsupported | Remarks: https://learn.microsoft.com/uwp/api/windows.storage.search.queryoptions.sortorder?view=winrt-19041
-									//case Enums.SortOption.FileType:
-
-									//sortEntry.PropertyName = "System.FileExtension";
-									//queryOptions.SortOrder.Clear();
-									//queryOptions.SortOrder.Add(sortEntry);
-									//break;
-
-									//Handle unsupported
-									default:
-										//keep the default one in SortOrder IList
-										break;
-								}
-
-								var options = InitializeWithWindow(new LauncherOptions());
-								if (currentFolder.AreQueryOptionsSupported(queryOptions))
-								{
-									fileQueryResult = currentFolder.CreateFileQueryWithOptions(queryOptions);
-									options.NeighboringFilesQuery = fileQueryResult.ToStorageFileQueryResult();
-								}
-
-								// Now launch file with options.
-								var storageItem = (StorageFile)await FilesystemTasks.Wrap(() => childFile.Item.ToStorageFileAsync().AsTask());
-
-								if (storageItem is not null)
-									launchSuccess = await Launcher.LaunchFileAsync(storageItem, options);
-							}
-
-							if (!launchSuccess)
-								await Win32Helper.InvokeWin32ComponentAsync(path, associatedInstance, args);
+							await Win32Helper.InvokeWin32ComponentAsync(path, associatedInstance, args);
 						}
 					});
 			}