How to get windows explorer right-click menu "Open/Edit with Notepad++"
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on my w10, when I right click on any file name in explorer, I am not seeing any “Open/Edit with Notepad++” type of entry.
Previously I was having it, seems I might have got it through some some. Forgotten how I had done it.
Please guide how do I get that entry.
Thanks.
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@vsrawat said:
I am not seeing any “Open/Edit with Notepad++” type of entry.
Odd, I just set up a new computer (Win10) last weekend, and when I installed Notepad++ from the installer, it automatically added the “Edit with Notepad++” entry. That recent install created
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ANotepad++64
, which pointed toHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{B298D29A-A6ED-11DE-BA8C-A68E55D89593}
, and that setsInprocServer32
to point to the Notepad++ DLL, and gives it someSettings
.However, if those aren’t there (and if re-install doesn’t add it for you), instead you could create your own association using
regedit.exe
:HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Notepad++
, setting value(Default)
toOpen/Edit with Notepad++
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Notepad++\command
, setting value(Default)
to"c:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1" %*
- Yes, those quotes are important, and are part of the value you set
- If you’ve got 32-bit Notepad++ on a 64-bit OS, it will be
C:\Program Files (x86)
instead. - If you’ve installed it somewhere else than normal, point to that location, rather than the
Program Files
location
If you don’t have write-access to the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT
section, you can changeHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\...
above toHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classses\*\...