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Cannot Delete Registry Keys
I am trying to delete the registry keys provided in the attachment below in order to change the order of other context menu values but regedit prevents me from doing it.
What I have tried:
Running ...
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Why isn't my custom context menu entry showing an icon?
On Windows 11, I have added a custom context menu item for .stl files by adding a new key in Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.stl in the registry that links to the .exe I want to use:...
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How can i edit this registry key so the context menu opens the application as an administrator rather than as a normal user?
I am currently learning how to edit the context menu via registry key entries, however, i do not know how to open an application as an administrator (in this case a command prompt).
This is the ...
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How to replace default context menu items to user modified items When a specific folder is right clicked in win10
I am going to replace win10 default context menu items to user modified items, I mean remove all the items already existing and add my own items when a specific folder is right clicked.
I have added ...
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Unable to remove entries in Windows File Explorer's New context menu which have no Registry ShellNew keys
On Windows File Explorer, I like to keep the New right-click context menu decluttered by removing most entries except those that I specifically want.
Thus, in the Registry, I delete (replacing "...
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How can I create a command on Win10 to open the "Folder and Search Options" window on the second tab?
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I'm big on customizing my context menus, and I have edited the registry to include a context menu item that appears when you right click the background of a directory. The context menu is ...
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Custom Windows right-click command doesn't execute batch file as expected
I'm trying to create a custom right-click command which will move a file to a folder. I have a batch file called C:MyMove.bat with the following code:
@echo off
cls
move %1 "C:/My folder/"
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PowerShell Script Has Wrong Icon and Context Menu Items
I have a .ps1 script on one of my computers and it looks like this:
When I right click and bring up the context menu, it has an "edit" entry.
However, when I copy the same PowerShell script ...
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I'm trying to make a file context menu customization
I'm trying to add a context menu item for rendering .blend files.
"C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\blender.exe" -b (file path) -a works fine in the run window and command prompt, but I ...
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Is the same Windows registry shared between all user profiles?
I have two user profiles on my Windows 10 PC, a developer profile and a regular profile. In the developer profile, I ran a .reg file to add a context menu item that opens a Windows Terminal instance ...
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Remove OneDrive from the context menu
As per title, I would like to remove “Move to OneDrive” from the context menu in Windows 11. The web is full of tutorials to remove it from Windows 10, but with the updates to Windows 11 all the ...
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How to add a New file (without extension) to 'New' Context Menu in Windows? [duplicate]
I want to add New File without an extension [.] to the New context menu in Windows and have already tried the well-known method, which does not work when creating key HKCR\.:
Create Registry key HKCR\...
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How to edit windows 11 context menu "Copy as path" option?
Windows 11 context menu has a default option, "Copy as path":
Windows 11 context menu image link
It is handy during programming, but "\"s are annoying during python programming. Is ...
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Where in the registry are the context menu options for 7zip?
I'd like to edit the context menu options for 7zip in the Windows File Explorer.
More precisely, I'd like to replace Add to archive... by &Add to archive to be able to use a keyboard shortcut ...
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How to hide an item in the extended menu?
when I add an item in the context menu it is also added in the extended menu, is there any way to avoid that? (I just want to display it in the normal context menu, and hide it in the extended menu ...
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Windows 11 "Edit with Paint" context menu
I am trying to add something like right click "Edit" to open images in paint. In Windows 11 it says "Edit with Photos" so I tried to add a new entry. I can't get this to work. ...
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Can't escape this complex command correctly so it will run properly from the registry
I am creating a new right click context menu entry for all files. It's located here:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\FileUtilities\shell\a_addtofolder
It basically just adds selected files to a new folder. ...
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Where is the registry location to add an item to "My Computer/This PC" background context menu?
When right-clicking on the blank area of "My Computer/This PC", usually a context menu appears as follows:
Is it customizable or is there a registry location corresponding to this menu?
For ...
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Any new idea to force Windows 11 Explorer use classic context menu?
In Windows 11 Explorer the context menu is changed to a new minimalistic one, however I like to use the more comprehensive old context menu as I put some customized entries there.
There were some ...
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Win10 registry: difference between Background and shell in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT?
I'm talking about the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry keys for Windows 10. Changes to the keys in background changes the right click menu when you've clicked inside of a folder. But what do changes to the ...
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Add a context menu option to convert .md to html
I'm trying to create a context menu option that takes in a markdown file and outputs the file converted to html. I'm able to use python's markdown module to convert the file, but am having trouble ...
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Add context menu item for optical drive
What is the registry key(s) that controls the PC's optical drive right click context menu. Assume that I have a program called Erase.exe that would erase a RW/RE media (or any other exe for that ...
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Getting back the .txt as a type in the explorer's New context menu
My Windows 10 install doesn't seem to support .txt files in the New context menu.
Using the traditional ShellNew regedit hack works perfectly for other filetypes, and I've been able to create .bat ...
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Add programs in the Windows context menu for a specific category of files (all video formats for example)
I'm trying to figure out how to edit the context menu of the Windows File Explorer to add custom programs for a specific category of files, for example all video formats or all image formats.
I have ...
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Double Click File to Run with Specific Python Script (Windows 10)
In Windows 10, is it possible to make a file with a specific extension run with a given Python script? For example, I have .pickle files saved, and I wrote a simple Python script to print them out. I ...
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Have an option to run an exe file on a specific file suffix
I want to have an option to run an EXE (or .py) file on the context menu when I right click a file (for example .mp4) for example like what Notepad++ does, you right click a file and it has the option ...
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Populate 'new' files from Windows context menu?
SOLVED:
Please read the answer to see the full solution.
Possible Error Messages:
Gimp XFC image plug-In could not open image.
Main Question(s):
Windows 10 Context Menu (right-click/apps button→New→...
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.txt file context menu > Open is opening Registry Editor
When I right-click .txt files and choose Edit, the file is opened in Notepad++. But when I choose Open (or double-click the file), I expect the same thing, but the Windows registry editor (regedit.exe)...
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How can I add a specific action for a file in context-menu on Windows?
I've seen dozens of tutorials and posts about adding an app to the context menu when you right-click on your desktop, but that's not what I want. I need a .bat command that adds an "Open with {...
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Command line parameters supported in registry for context menu items
I have a command line application I use fore extracting files. Currently I'm using a batch file, but I have to drag-and-drop each file onto the batch file, so I want to add a context menu item for ...
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What is the registry key for the context menu of the "Quick access" section in the Windows Explorer?
I'd like to remove context menu items I never use from the context menu, which appears when I right-click on the item in the quick access section of the file Explorer. How is the registry key ...
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How do I remove the PowerShell "open here" context menu?
I removed PowerShell 7 preview and installed PowerShell 7.0.2. Now I have a broken context menu entry for the PowerShell 7 preview. Where in the registry can I remove this?
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how to execute cmd as admin within a .reg file to change ownership
I'm struggling to get this working properly. This .reg when imported works on the surface, however upon execution im greeted with "This security ID may not be assigned as the owner of this object"
I ...
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Changed "open with" for .txt from notepad to notepad++ - how can i regain print from the context menu?
I'm lost on this one. I've been farting around in the registry for days, and asking on general type forums like tenforums.com
So far no luck.
I've set txt files to open with my portable notepad++ ...
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Add menu item to windows context menu only for directory than contain specific child directory
Similar to https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2123762/add-menu-item-to-windows-context-menu-only-for-specific-filetype
Is is possible to add menu item to windows context menu only for directory than ...
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Is it possible to back-up Windows 10 context menus that currently display or have been modified?
Is it possible to export or do a backup of Windows (10) right-click context menus across Windows Explorer? E.g., menus when right-clicking a file, folder, empty space in a folder, etc.
I'll be doing ...
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Context menu option to append a prefix to filename and update modification date
I'm trying to make a context menu item to add a # prefix to selected files names and update their modification time.
this is the used command:
cmd /c copy /b \"%1\" +,, & ren \"%1\" \"#%1\"
copy ...
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Custom right click menu option to delete a folder does not work
I work with Angular and it generates project folders that are huge and takes forever to delete with the regular method of folder deletion, but if delete it with the following command in the command ...
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How to extend the file types recognized by category in HKCR\SystemFileAssociations
I have a similar question to the one that was asked here: Custom Windows context menu shell command targetting documents: *.docx and *.pdf except I am concerned with Audio file types.
I want to ...
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How to add submenus to Windows (7 and above) right click dropdowns
I want to know how to modify the registry so that I can group menu-items in the dropdown menu (right-clicking from file in the explorer) and put those menu-items in submenus.
The picture illustrates ...
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How to execute two commands in the Windows registry from the right click context menu
I am trying to control Windows Update from the right click context menu. I have registry keys that add and/or remove values in the registry that accomplish this. I can successfully execute a single ...
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How do properly add "Open Cmder" Here in the windows context menu?
I installed Cmder with the chocolatey: https://chocolatey.org/packages/Cmder
and I would like to have a shortcut in my context menu to open cmder in the current directory. I followed [the official ...
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Subcontext menu is not displayed correctly in Windows 7 but in Windows 10 yes, why?
Windows 10: displayed correctly
WavPack on Windows 10
Windows 7: not displayed correctly
WavPack on Windows 7
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.wav\...
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How do I clone my cascading context menu for 'dllfile'?
I recently made a custom cascading context menu folder for applications on my computer. Everything works as I intended and I'd like to add this for dynamic link library files as well but I've hit a ...
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How to "Open CMD Here as Administrator" in right-click menu, with no elevation prompt. Without changing UAC rules
I'm going to preface this with that I am relatively new to registry tweaking, but please bear with me.
Today I was messing with my Windows 10 (home, version 1803) and after some googling I did 2 ...
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On Windows, how to add an explorer contextual menu on .XML files?
I use following registry macro to add a contextual menu on .XML file
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xmlfile\shell\FormatXML]
@="Format-XML"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\xmlfile\shell\...
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How to run a poweshell script from the context menu (on audio file)?
I did try this test.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\audio\shell\ChunkAudio]@="chunk audio (5 min)""Icon"="%SystemRoot%\\System32\\...
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Context Menu Shell Command: "Application not found"
I've written a context menu shell command to open my WSL distro, Ubuntu 18.04, in the working directory. It works on my desktop, but trying it on my tablet yields the error "Application not found" ...
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How to fix context menu handlers?
I have switchable graphic laptop video card that is controlled by AMD drivers. It provides 2 context menu options to configure grpahic cards. The problem is that after restoring my system these option ...
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Keyboard Shortcuts Within Context Menus (Windows 10)
So I just created a file on my desktop with a new extension, and this is what its context menu looks like:
I can bring up the context menu with the menu key on my keyboard, and I can actually select ...
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