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

Question

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.

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:

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?

@TimBiegeleisen but the answer didn't work so it's just something I tried. Or am I misunderstanding? — Captain Whippet, Aug 23 '18 at 11:17
Nvm...I thought you found the answer, but then put it in your question. — Tim Biegeleisen, Aug 23 '18 at 11:23
Hmm a downvote - I wonder why I got that? Would be interested to hear how I could improve the question. — Captain Whippet, Aug 23 '18 at 12:51
I countered your downvote, but it probably happened because of the slew of deleted quality answers below. — Tim Biegeleisen, Aug 23 '18 at 13:06

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 29 '19 at 14:13

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Delete following entries With regedit from Run Menu:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\git_shell
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\git_gui

After this Reinstall application it will come .

It works for me.

Alternate option is also http://www.hoverdroids.com/errors/git/git-gui-here-and-git-bash-here-doesnt-work-resolved/

answered May 29 '19 at 14:13

ASHWANI PANDEY

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Be sure to search for all occurrences. Just deleting it from that path didn't fix it for me. Uninstalling, deleting git_gui and git_shell from all paths in the registry then installing did. – jla Aug 26 '20 at 15:56
The hoverdroids link shows a completely empty page. That is why it is recommended to copy solutions into the answer, so that they don't disappear like this. – David Balažic May 29 '23 at 12:27

Captain Whippet · Accepted Answer · 2018-08-24T08:37:15.943

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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.

edited Aug 24 '18 at 08:37

answered Aug 23 '18 at 10:43

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 07 '18 at 01:07

For Windows 10, you can go to your home drive (defined by %HOMEDRIVE% and %HOMEPATH%, e.g. H:), or just run "Git Bash" (which will go straight to your home drive.

Create a .bash_profile file with the following:

# ------------ begin of script --------------
#!/bin/bash
target_drive=$(env | grep '!C:' | cut -d: -f3 | sed 's|\\|\/|g')
if [[ "${target_drive}" != "" ]]; then
    cd "/c/${target_drive}"
fi
# ------------ end of script --------------

save it and chmod 700 .bash_profile.

Then you can go to Windows explorer and right mouse click on a folder you try to run Git-Bash, it will switch to the folder.

The example above use C:. You can tweak it so it works for all drives.

I found the root cause of the problem. Please go to regedit:Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Command Processor. Check AutoRun. In my environment it has "cd /d H:\". After deleting that AutoRun the problem is gone. You don't need to fiddle with .bash_profile. — PeteC, Dec 06 '18 at 00:16

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 18 '20 at 19:58

I had a similar but different issue while taking a tutorial course on Pluralsight and trying to set up Git on Windows. I could not run nvm use 8.11.2 in Git Bash (even running as administrator) because... who knows. It thought I did not have a default app installed for this. Luckily, the course administrator recommended using Windows CP if I ran into any "funkiness". CP was able to find a default app somewhere, apparently. Screenshot below.

Run as administrator: Git Bash vs. Windows Command Prompt

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

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