Test: Windows 11 context menu entry

[joaomoreno]

Refs: #127365

• windows @cwebster-99
• windows @dbaeumer
  windows @alexr00

Complexity: 3

Authors: @deepak1556, @joaomoreno

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Introduction

Up until now, selecting both Add "Open with Code - Insiders" action to Windows Explorer... actions would
make the actions available in the old File Explorer context menu. This context menu is reachable by right-clicking a file or directory and selecting Show more options.

This new feature adopts the new Windows 11 context menu and makes sure VS Code appears in it:

Prerequisites

Download both the user and system setup packages of an old version, as well as the new version:

• Old version
  • User setup
  • System setup
• New version
  • User setup
  • System setup

Test

As you go through the following test cases, keep an eye out for weirdness, error dialogs, etc. Everything should be as smooth as butter. Please run the entire test case suite twice: once for the user setup, and again for the system setup.

Make sure the menu entry works:

1. Install VS Code, choose the option to add to the context menu.
2. Make sure that the menu is present when right-clicking on files/directories. Make sure that clicking it does the right thing.
3. Uninstall VS Code.
4. Make sure that the menu is gone.

Make sure not choosing the option is reflected:

1. Install VS Code, don't choose the option to add to the context menu.
2. Make sure that the menu is not present when right-clicking on files/directories.
3. Uninstall VS Code.

Make sure updating from an older version preserves the menu:

1. Install the old version of VS Code, choose the option to add to the context menu.
2. Make sure that the menu is present when right-clicking on files/directories on the old menu.
3. In VS Code, run Developer: Apply Update... and pick the new version installer (the same type of setup). Go through the full update, including the app restart.
4. Make sure that the menu is present when right-clicking on files/directories on the new menu.
5. Make sure only one menu item is present when right-clicking on files/directories on the old menu.
6. Uninstall VS Code.
7. Make sure that the menu is gone.

Make sure updating from an older version preserves the lack of menu:

1. Install the old version of VS Code, don't choose the option to add to the context menu.
2. Make sure that the menu is not present when right-clicking on files/directories on the old menu.
3. In VS Code, run Developer: Apply Update... and pick the new version installer (the same type of setup). Go through the full update, including the app restart.
4. Make sure that the menu is not present when right-clicking on files/directories on the new menu.
5. Make sure only one menu item is not present when right-clicking on files/directories on the old menu.
6. Uninstall VS Code.

Make sure regular update scenario works:

1. Install VS Code, choose the option to add to the context menu.
2. Make sure that the menu is present when right-clicking on files/directories.
3. In VS Code, run Developer: Apply Update... and pick the same version installer (the same type of setup). Go through the full update, including the app restart.
4. Make sure that the menu is present when right-clicking on files/directories.
5. Uninstall VS Code.

[alexr00]

I only see one checkbox, and when I right click on a directory after installing there is no option to open in VS Code, even if I expand the More Options Edit: you need to refresh your explorer:

[alexr00]

With the system installer there doesn't seem to be a Developer: Apply Update command. I'm blocked testing the system installer update test paths.

Edit: it's still there, just need to disable background updates first.

[cwebster-99]

I only see one checkbox, and when I right click on a directory after installing there is no option to open in VS Code, even if I expand the More Options:

I only had one checkbox in the new version, but was able to see the context menu by checking just the one.

[alexr00]

It seems like this usually doesn't work for me: #164627

[cwebster-99]

I was able to run through the scenarios and get the desired outcomes. On the scenarios that required an update of the old version, Developer: Apply Update did not work but if I used the Code - Insiders: Restart to Update I was able to update and observe the desired outcome for each of the scenarios.

[dbaeumer]

@alexr00 there seems to be some update problems when testing this in a Windows Sandbox due to the fact that the sandbox user has Administrator rights.

[aeschli]

We discussed in the standup that 2 reviewers are good enough, therefore there's no need for @alexr00 to complete the testing. Marking the issue as tested and closing it.