Peek doesn't work for files in a ZIP archive.

[davegi]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.70

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

General

Steps to reproduce

Ctrl-space while a file (foo.h) was selected from w/in a ZIP archive being viewed w/Exploerer.

✔️ Expected Behavior

Exxtract file and display in viewer.

❌ Actual Behavior

Error in viewer.

Other Software

No response

[IamSmeagol]

I had this same issue with a .jpg image within a zip archive. Attempting to use peek resulted in file explorer going into a state of not responding.

I tried again later with a different shortcut and this image appeared

[The-MAZZTer]

Looks like Peek just uses FileStream so this is not possible.

A proper fix would be to use the Shell API to read files.

Though a fix specifically for ZIP would be possible since .NET can read ZIP files.