PDFs will not open in system reader when double-clicked

I am using v7.0.0-beta.68+c31a40c74 (64-bit) in Windows 11.

I have set Zotero to open PDFs using the system default reader. My system default is Drawboard PDF. When I double-click the PDF icon, nothing happens. I can only open it by selecting Show File from the context menu for the PDF. It also opens if I set it to open in Zotero, or to open using Adobe Acrobat. This is true whether I set them custom, or change either one to be the default reader.
  • Thanks, looking into this.
  • @KRCovey:
    I have set Zotero to open PDFs using the system default reader. My system default is Drawboard PDF. When I double-click the PDF icon, nothing happens.
    This will be fixed in the next beta.
    This is true whether I set them custom, or change either one to be the default reader.
    There doesn't seem to be a way for us to support Drawboard as custom (i.e., not as the system default, but chosen in Zotero settings under Custom...). This is a longstanding limitation that Windows puts on UWP/Windows Store apps. Non-UWP apps like Acrobat will work, though.
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