From 5d0b834efec950c0d09efb22fab82a059729b03d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cameron Gutman <aicommander@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:32:10 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Initialize COM before ShellExecute()

---
 mist/mist.cpp | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/mist/mist.cpp b/mist/mist.cpp
index f282a29..a2ed411 100644
--- a/mist/mist.cpp
+++ b/mist/mist.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <shellapi.h>
+#include <objbase.h>
 
 #pragma comment(lib, "miniupnpc.lib")
 #pragma comment(lib, "libnatpmp.lib")
@@ -96,7 +97,9 @@ void DisplayMessage(const char* message, bool error = true)
             "Moonlight Internet Streaming Tester", flags))
         {
         case IDYES:
-            ShellExecuteA(nullptr, "open", logFilePath, nullptr, nullptr, SW_SHOW);
+            // It's recommended to initialize COM before calling ShellExecute()
+            CoInitializeEx(NULL, COINIT_APARTMENTTHREADED | COINIT_DISABLE_OLE1DDE);
+            ShellExecuteA(nullptr, "open", logFilePath, nullptr, nullptr, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
             break;
         }
     }