Windows 11 annoyances - batch file not working

[rixtech]

I exported the settings from my Win 10 machine, then imported on my Win 11 machine. Batch files and perl scripts would not work, the "One Last Step - Check Connection" page opened every time. Check Connection worked fine, the batch file was in the right place, but no go.

The Browser Console was unhelpful, so I just did the FAFO approach. Seems that there is a different notion of "executable" on Windows 11 (Firefox, node.js native app and the extension version are the same -- so I blame Windows).

On Windows 10 this has been working fine for years:

Executable Name:    c:\belfry\extbutton_launcher.bat 
Arguments:          -flag [HREF]

On Windows 11 change to:

Executable Name:   C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
Arguments:         /c c:\belfry\extbutton_launcher.bat -flag [HREF] 

Maybe it is just my Windows 11 trying to protect me from myself, who knows? I thought I'd mention it just in case it is FAQ-worthy.

[psuPete]

If I understand your issue, I believe I had that problem. Spent too much time and finally found this which seemed to resolve my problem on Windows 11 home:

Smart App Control

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/app-browser-control-in-the-windows-security-app-8f68fb65-ebb4-3cfb-4bd7-ef0f376f3dc3#bkmk_smart-app-control