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    "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11

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    • donho
      donho last edited by

      I’ve got emails/private messages from users complain about Edit with Notepad++ in the explorer’s context menu under Windows 11.
      I’ll see what I can do about it when I get Windows 11. In the meantime, here’s a solution:
      https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/windows-11-classic-context-menus

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      • Dennis Pries
        Dennis Pries last edited by

        Maybe you know it already, but they build a new API for the context menu:

        https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2021/07/19/extending-the-context-menu-and-share-dialog-in-windows-11/

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        • ten2120
          ten2120 @donho last edited by

          @donho said in "Edit with Notepad++" under Windows 11:

          I’ve got emails/private messages from users complain about Edit with Notepad++ in the explorer’s context menu under Windows 11.
          I’ll see what I can do about it when I get Windows 11. In the meantime, here’s a solution:
          https://www.tomshardware.com/how-to/windows-11-classic-context-menus

          I don’t use this method (get back classic menu!). I am waiting for “NP++” update to add this option to new Win 11 context menu. If you implement this option to “NP++” would it be practical for “NP++ Portable Minimal” version too. I am using this version since years ago and I added “NP++” to right click with registry hack (it appears by right click on any file type).

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          • Alan Kilborn
            Alan Kilborn @ten2120 last edited by Alan Kilborn

            @ten2120

            I am waiting for “NP++” update to add this option

            There are so many ways to do this, under the differing OSes that I hope Notepad++ developers DON’T spend their time on something like this. And, given this history, I don’t think they will.

            I added “NP++” to right click with registry hack (it appears by right click on any file type).

            YES! This is the way to go.

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            • Saurav Baral
              Saurav Baral last edited by Saurav Baral

              Hello, will you be able to direct me to the modification that needs to be made to the registry to enable this? The methods I found while googling changed the classic context menu, not the windows 11 one.

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              • ten2120
                ten2120 @Saurav Baral last edited by ten2120

                @saurav-baral They didn’t implement NP++ to new Win 11 context menu yet, but you can bring back classic (Win 10) context menu and add NP++ to that (“How to …” link below):

                https://bit.ly/3nZrAiU

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                • David 3
                  David 3 last edited by

                  A workaround is to use these reg keys:

                  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\pintohome]
                  "MUIVerb"="Edit with Notepad++"
                  
                  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\pintohome\command]
                  (Default)="<npp install path>\notepad++.exe" "%1"
                  

                  Works like a charm for me. The only thing is that we cannot change the icon.

                  Idea taken from here:
                  https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/127365#issuecomment-1027855938

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                  • ten2120
                    ten2120 @David 3 last edited by

                    @david-3 Many thanks. Just the “Quick Access” icon! I had tried some tweaks in “registry” to change it too but didn’t work yet. If I solve the problem (icon) I would share it here.

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