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"Git bash here" and "Git GUI here" not working on Windows 10

I just installed Git for Window version 2.18.0 64-bit on a new Windows 10 machine (Win 10 Enterprise).

When I right-click in explorer and choose 'Git Bash Here' or 'Git Gui Here' I see an 'Application Not Found' error pop up.

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Update

I found this answer which nearly helped me find the problem and the solution.

With regedit I was able to see that the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\git_shell\command was pointing to my user folder, instead of the actual location of git:

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For "Git Bash Here", I changed the value to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\git-bash.exe" "--cd=%1"

Similarly for "Git GUI here", I changed the value for the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\git_gui\command to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd\git-gui.exe" "--working-dir" "%1"

However, I still see the 'Application Not Found' error. Any ideas how to fix this?

Solution

  • I'm not sure what caused it, but it looks like the installer put the application in the wrong place (C:\Program Files (x86)\ instead of C:\Program Files\) and set the registry paths wrong.

    My solution was to completely uninstall, delete all related registry entries and then re-install. After that everything is working fine. I suspect a bug in the installer that is dependent on specific options being selected.