IFS EE Link Handler extension not working in Windows 11

Hi,

Have you installed the IFS EE Link Handler MSI? It’s required for the full functionality. You can obtain this MSI from the Addons section of the Landing page.

Hi Lakmal,

Thank you for the reply. Both the extension and MSI were installed from the Software Center IFS Installation package (SCCM), as it is typically installed on Win 10 user machines. Since ClikcOnce link was not working, both were installed manually too, but the issue still exists. 

This was tested in another Win 11 device and observed that issue exists in that device too.

In the IFS Supported Platforms document, it can be seen that Win 11 is supported from UPD 16 onwards. 

Is this a known issue with Windows 11 for IFS 10 versions lower than UPD 16?

Do you know whether a new extension was released along with the with UPD 16 and newer versions?

Has this issue been raised by any other customer/party?

We highly appreciate your response on this matter.

Kind Regards

Thilochana

Hi,

This is indeed quite odd given that we verified this for UPD22. Could you please share your OS details and MS Edge version?

Can you also try uninstalling the extension from Edge and trying out some ClickOnce links? Edge has support for ClickOnce by default (unless a specific Group Policy disables it) and we never intended the extension to be used with Edge because of this fact (although it’s certainly possible). 

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Hi Lakmal,

Thank you for the reply.

IFS ClickOnce link works fine on MS Edge when the IFS EE Link handler extension is disabled.

The issue we're encountering is that when the extension is disabled, it triggers a pop-up message, which negatively impacts the user experience.

We are currently using Extension on MS Edge in Win 10 without any issue, and the above pop-up message doesn’t appear. 

Is there an alternative method to prevent the pop-up message from appearing without installing the extension on MS Edge?

We tested the same in Chrome browser, and it works fine even when the extension is enabled.

Could you please verify if this issue persists when using the latest version of IFS 10 UPD 22 on MS Edge in Win 11?

Currently, IFS is working on upgrading customer’s IFS environments to  IFS 10 UPD 22.
Details of Win 11 OS and version of MS Edge is given below.

OS

Edition  Windows 11 Enterprise
Version  23H2
Installed on  ‎4/‎01/‎2024
OS build  22631.2861
Experience  Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22681.1000.0

MS Edge

Microsoft Edge for Business

Version 121.0.2277.112 (Official build) (64-bit)

Thank you.

Regards

Thilochana

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@lakglk 

Hi Lakmal,

Could you please check this and provide an update? I have raised this issue with IFS Unified Support and they have mentioned that IFS community will help on this via this post. 

I have provided the details of the Windows 11 OS and MS Edge browser version in the previous comment.

Can you please confirm whether IFS ClickOnce link (IFS 10 latest version - UPD 22)  can be accessed via MS Edge in Windows 11 while IFS link handler extension is enabled?

As you have mentioned in your comment, if IFS link handler extension is not intended to be installed in MS Edge, is there any other way to prevent occurring the following pop-up message?

Thank you.

Regards

Thilochana

We’ll need some time to investigate this. I have brought this up with the IEE Client team.

@lakglk 

Thank you for the update, Lakmal. 

Please keep us updated with the progress.

Hi Lakmal,

Thank you for verifying.

I’ll check the configurations and update the post.

Regards

Thilochana

@lakglk 

Hi Lakmal,

Based on your input, it was further investigated and identified that IFS EE Link Handler Extension is not working on MS Edge in Windows 11 due to new registry settings for MS Edge

(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Edge).

It was working fine after removing the new settings (compared to settings in Windows 10 Device).

FYI: went though the links that you’ve shared on enabling ClickOnce on MS Edge, etc.

Despite attempting various settings adjustments, we couldn't eliminate the pop-up message on MS Edge, except by installing IFS EE Link Handler.

Really appreciate your help with resolving this matter.

Kind Regards

Thilochana

Hi,
I have struggled alot with this issue as well.
We are running Windows 11 and IFS 10 (upd13)
So we do have a old verson of IFS 10

We also want to get rid of the popup that users got when start IFS from the browser.
If we install the extension, IFS wont start. So for now we need to run without the exention, but that gives the user information in red letters, that they should install the exention. (we have now disabled that with GPO)
And when click on IFS they need to do some extra clicks to move ahead.

No solution for this yet?

Kind regards, Pelle

Hi,

We have now migrated the IFS EE Link Handler Extension to Manifest V3, and have provided 2 new installers for user level and machine level installation of the native host application.

We believe this should address your issue, but we’d like some feedback, as our testing OS configuration could be drastically different from yours, in terms of Group Policies.

The provided installers are digitally signed as well.

Please uninstall any older versions of the Chrome Extension and the native host application (from the Control Panel) you have before trying out the new versions.

If you have any issues, please get back to us through the standard support process.

There is some remaining work to be done in the Apps 10 Landing Page/Add-ons page, but that should not affect end users.

•  Uninstall IFS EE Link Handler 3.0.0.0 (or older) from Chrome and MS Edge

  

   

• Uninstall the IFS EE Extension 3.2.0.0 (or older) from Add Remove Programs/Software Center

  

   

• Install the new extension and link handler:

  • Extension: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ifs-enterprise-explorer-l/edjpeohhhgedlbokcaaoalmofaoanejo?authuser=2&hl=en-GB

  • Link Handler (Digitally signed):

    • Per-user setup: https://ifsclouddev.blob.core.windows.net/addon/IFSEELinkHandler/NativeHostSetupUser.msi

      Per-machine setup: https://ifsclouddev.blob.core.windows.net/addon/IFSEELinkHandler/NativeHostSetup.msi

• Run the normal workflows involving the extension.

Hi,
This is great news, I will test this asap and come back with the results.

Br, Pelle

​@lakglk new extension and Link handler was tested, and it was working fine. But we were informed that final version will be released in March 6th, 2025.

Can we use the given links to deploy them in the Production environment?

We’re unsure of the release date as we approach Apps 10 end of support. This matter is in discussion. 

However, you can consider the provided MSI/Extension as official as they are digitally signed.