Notepad ++ double context menu showing after uninstalling

[A Former User]

Like the title says, i got double context entries

How can i fix this?

[Terry R]

@Imiona

The NPP manual devotes a large section to the right click menu, however it is noted that since Windows 11 it has been problematic to get it exactly right everytime.

Have a read of this section of the manual. Hopefully it might help you.

Terry

[A Former User]

@Terry-R

thats not helpfull, it explains how to add it to the context menu, not how to remove it.

[Terry R]

@Imiona
Well then you need to read it again. There’s the reference to unregistering the nppshell.dll, that’s one thing that might help. Then there’s the references to the registry, so you could go looking for those references and remove them if they still exist.

Terry

[mpheath]

The Open With extension is not the Edit with Notepad++ extension. The later is NppShell.

Open a cmd prompt and enter:

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Applications\notepad++.exe"

Press Return key and if no error, then it will prompt to delete the key and reply with yes.

Open With creates this key and some others. Removing this key removes the orphaned Open With entry of Notepad++.

Some installers add this key, the Notepad++ installer currently does not add this key so it does not remove it on uninstall.

The duplicate entry is something else. Try:

reg query "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.ini" /s

and will print information about the entries to discover more details about the entries. You may see something like Applications\other.exe and if another ophaned entry, can use a similar command to remove it:

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\Applications\other.exe"

Always use care with the registry. Ensure the commands are correct before executing them.