[wix-users] Custom action after installation completes to launch explorer.exe

[John]

Are you sure you want to start explorer instead of fixing the issue of it crashing? I almost went down your path but started digging and found that an explorer extension I was installing and registering had some bugs. 

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> On Feb 26, 2018, at 1:02 AM, Russell Haley via wix-users <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
> 
> Does this help?
> 
> http://wixtoolset.org/documentation/manual/v3/howtos/ui_and_localization/run_program_after_install.html
> 
> Russ
> 
> On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 8:06 PM, Suhaib Ahmad via wix-users
> <wix-users at lists.wixtoolset.org> wrote:
>> I would like my installer to launch explorer.exe after the
>> installation/uninstallation completes because sometimes it kills the
>> explorer.exe on the user's computer. This only happens rarely but I would
>> still like to handle this situation if it is not running, then run
>> explorer.exe
>> 
>> Would a Custom Action suffice for this? Or is there a better alternative
>> for this requirement?
>> 
>> Thanks for the help.
>> 
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