Link Twitter Account not working on Windows 10

[jsutxhx]

Thanks for the contributor share me with this app. When I install the hydrator in Windows. run it and when I click the 'Link Twitter Account' or any other function button. the app did not response. and I can't do anything with it.
Is there some configuration should do in Windows platform to run it?

[edsu]

Was your computer connected to the internet at the time?

[jsutxhx]

Yes, I connect the internet with VPN.

[jsutxhx]

I can visit the Twitter website when I surf with the VPN, and it doesn't work with the hydrator software.

[edsu]

What version of windows are you using? I dont have access to Windoes but I can try to test.

[jsutxhx]

The Windows version is Win10 Home Edition. Thanks a lot.

[kilitougo]

I had the same problem, did you solve it?

[edsu]

No I still need to test :-( I will prioritize that though.

[plumcola]

Here is Win10 and I had the same problem, too : (

[edsu]

I'm working on updating the Hydrator code base so I can better diagnose this problem. I apologize for the delay. If you need to start hydrating now, and aren't turned off by dabbling at the command line, take a look at our other tool twarc: https://github.com/docnow/twarc#hydrate

[edsu]

So I got a chance to test v0.0.3 of the Hydrator on Windows 10 and the Link Twitter Account button works as expected. When you click that button your default browser should open a window at Twitter and ask you to allow the Hydrator app to use your Twitter account in order to talk to the API.

Can you tell me what your default web browser is? Are you able to click on links in other applications and have them open ok? Do you have any firewall settings that might prevent an application from opening a browser window?

Here's a screenshot of Hydrator running on Windows 10 after I linked my Twitter account:

[edsu]

v0.0.4 of the Hydrator was just released which is now based on the most recent version of Electron. It's unlikely, but possible that the problem you are noticing will go away when using the new version. Could you give it a try and let us know?

[plumcola]

I have tried the v0.0.3 and v0.0.4 with opening Twitter on Chrome browser, and I failed. I closed the firewall. However, when I click the options in Help in Hydrator, it works successfully on opening relevant web pages on Chrome. Maybe I've set something wrong TAT

[kilitougo]

I have tried the v0.0.3 and v0.0.4 with opening Twitter on Chrome browser, and I failed. I closed the firewall. However, when I click the options in Help in Hydrator, it works successfully on opening relevant web pages on Chrome. Maybe I've set something wrong TAT

@plumcola same with you, are you using a VPN?

[edsu]

@plumcola thanks for testing v0.0.4 -- I'm sorry it didn't work. I made a small change to the way the Twitter URL is being opened. Can you try v0.0.5?

Also, do you have any security extensions installed in Chrome that might be preventing it from opening a Twitter URL?

I'm also curious if temporarily setting your default browser to Edge has any effect?

And like @kilitougo said testing with/without VPN on is definitely a good idea.

[edsu]

One other question for all of you who are having problems on Win10. Do you use a Twitter Desktop app that might be intercepting the open?

[ppival]

FWIW, I just ran v.0.05 on Win10 Education version 1909. Chrome is the default browser, with no extensions, and all worked as expected. Unlinked my account, connected to my work VPN and ran it all again and it still worked as expected.

seems like Hydrator is ok, and it's a setting at the user end? Happy to try to test various configurations...

[edsu]

@ppival thank you for testing! that confirms my experience on a Win10 VM but it's really good to have another report of success.

[edsu]

@ppival thank you for testing! that confirms my experience on a Win10 VM but it's really good to have another report of success.

[kilitougo]

Thanks for your efforts! However, after downloading the latest version, I still can not connect to my twitter account correctly. It asks me to input a pin, but no browser is opened. I can't input a pin.

[edsu]

@kilitougo Do you use antivirus software? What browser do you use, and do you have any security extensions installed in it?

[kilitougo]

I use windows defender, chrome of latest version and I open hydrator as administrator. Windows defender did warn me but I click run.

[edsu]

@kilitougo does temporarily disabling Windows Defender help at all? Also maybe there are some hints here? https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4013218/windows-10-app-browser-control-in-windows-security

I'm sorry, but I am not a Windows administrator, and it is very difficult for me to help when I cannot replicate the same problem in my own Windows 10 environment. It is a longshot but maybe @kayiwa might have some other ideas?

[edsu]

I've just released v0.0.8 which should display the Twitter authorization URL you will need to point your browser at which should be handy when Hydrator is unable to open the browser itself.

@kilitougo @plumcola @jsutxhx would you be willing to give it a try and see if it helps?

https://github.com/DocNow/hydrator/releases/tag/v0.0.8

[1eclipse]

hello, i do not know how to install and use hydrator. i have download hydrator from github. What should I do next? I'm confused. my machine is winOS. Can you give me some help? Thank you!!!

[edsu]

Please download a Windows installer from here:

https://github.com/DocNow/hydrator/releases/

Look for a release like:

• Hydrator-Setup-0.0.11.exe

Once you download and run that you should have a workable Hydrator on windows. I think many people were confused because they were attempting to build Hydrator from source which does not include keys. Instructions for adding your own keys have since been added to the README. I hope this helps. See #43 for more context.

[ELLEN15038979725]

Is this problem solved now? Has anyone successfully used it on win10? I installed several versions, but the button did not respond

[edsu]

Yes, people have.