Add Application to Windows Right Click

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Hi All,

i have created a notepad application called MyNotePad.

when i right click on a .txt file it is showing options like Open, Print, Edit, etc..

Now i want one more option like 'Open with MyNotePad' when i right click on a txt file.
i want the default application to open txt file as default notepad, but when the user selects option 'Open with MyNotePad' it should be opened with MyNotepad.

Can anyone suggest me how to do this?

Thanks and Regards,
Sanju

Posted 13-Mar-12 1:13am

Sanju Sanju

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Hi,

here's a good example how to achieve this manually.
You just have to do it programmatically, but it isn't a problem to insert this values to registry with c#.

http://thecustomizewindows.com/2011/01/how-to-add-any-program-shortcut-to-windows-7-right-click-context-menu/[^]

With Best Regards

Posted 13-Mar-12 1:58am

El_Codero

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Sanju Sanju 13-Mar-12 8:12am

Thank you very much Björn Ranft.

It is very nice article. but the functionality is working when we right click on a directory. my requirement is, it should add a right click item only when i click a .txt file.

Any further help is very much appreciated

El_Codero 13-Mar-12 8:21am

Ah ok! Then you've tried Bernhard Hiller's solution already?

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Bernhard Hiller · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-13T01:57:00

Solution 1

You have to enter some keys in the registry. For a description see http://daycounter.com/LabBook/Changing-File-Associations-With-Registry-Editor.phtml[^]

Posted 13-Mar-12 1:57am

Bernhard Hiller

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Sanju Sanju 13-Mar-12 8:19am

Thanks Bernhard Hiller.
This is wat i need. :)

But i have one more issue. Wen i select multiple files it is opening multiple instances. My requirement is it should open only one application and it should send all selected file paths as command line arguments to the application