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gh-gei.exe won't run on Windows 11. #1507

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@mnooseman

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After installing the gh-gei extension, no gei related commands will run. All produce the same error: failed to run extension: fork/exec C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\GitHub CLI\extensions\gh-gei\gh-gei.exe: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

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Windows 11 23H2. Install GitHub CLI and Git for Windows as Administrative user.

  1. run gh extension install github/gh-gei as non-administrative user - note successful install to Local AppData folder.
  2. run gh gei help - or any other sub-command under gh gei - note above error. gh-gei.exe does not run

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