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    JamesWebb
    last edited by JamesWebb Nov 28, 2021, 7:38 PM Nov 28, 2021, 7:37 PM

    Is that possible to change “Notepad++ : a free (GPL) source code editor” to “Notepad++” in Windows “Open with” menu?
    I did change with “Resource Hacker” (remove the extra description and save as a new “exe”, but after any update I have to change it again! (I am on NP++ mini-portable x64 version).
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      PeterJones @JamesWebb
      last edited by Nov 28, 2021, 8:03 PM

      @ten2120 ,

      That’s the tagline that the author wants listed in such circumstances. I doubt he’s going to change it.

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        ludamo 0 @JamesWebb
        last edited by Nov 28, 2021, 10:08 PM

        @ten2120 If you are happy editing the Windows registry you could look at [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe]
        “FriendlyAppName”

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          JamesWebb @ludamo 0
          last edited by Nov 28, 2021, 10:55 PM

          @ludamo-0 said in Remove extra NP++ description from "Open with..." menu!:

          @ten2120 If you are happy editing the Windows registry you could look at [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad++.exe]
          “FriendlyAppName”

          There is just three sub keys (shell, open, command). Command key has a “String” with "“D:\Notepad\notepad++.exe” “%1"” value. I can’t see "“FriendlyAppName”.

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            ludamo 0 @JamesWebb
            last edited by Nov 28, 2021, 11:38 PM

            @ten2120 I can’t 100% remember how I did it but I think I must have added that New String Value REG_SZ entry in the same pane (R-Click in Registry Editor) as well as having the (Default) REG_SZ of the notepad++.exe Key.RegEdit-Notepad++.png

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              JamesWebb @ludamo 0
              last edited by JamesWebb Nov 29, 2021, 12:00 AM Nov 28, 2021, 11:59 PM

              @ludamo-0 said in Remove extra NP++ description from "Open with..." menu!:

              @ten2120 I can’t 100% remember how I did it but I think I must have added that New String Value REG_SZ entry in the same pane (R-Click in Registry Editor) as well as having the (Default) REG_SZ of the notepad++.exe Key.

              Many thanks. Do you know how that do that?! I didn’t see such a magic key in Windows registry yet and never heard of…!

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                ludamo 0 @JamesWebb
                last edited by Nov 29, 2021, 12:11 AM

                @ten2120 Well again the details are a little hazy but there are a number of programs which have this value. The simplest would be wordpad.exe seeing it is built in to windows, or wmplayer.exe. Also common programs like vlc and irfanview have it (originally I think). I may have used procmon from SysInternals to see what keys are referenced when R-clicking in explorer.

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                  JamesWebb @ludamo 0
                  last edited by JamesWebb Nov 29, 2021, 1:00 AM Nov 29, 2021, 12:59 AM

                  @ludamo-0 said in Remove extra NP++ description from "Open with..." menu!:

                  @ten2120 Well again the details are a little hazy but there are a number of programs which have this value. The simplest would be wordpad.exe seeing it is built in to windows, or wmplayer.exe. Also common programs like vlc and irfanview have it (originally I think). I may have used procmon from SysInternals to see what keys are referenced when R-clicking in explorer.

                  Thanks. Big help, I would check it out (SysInternals). 👍

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