Shell verbs for the .AHK extension:
- Don't show up in Explorer context menus
- Don't work when launching the process programmatically
I've confirmed that:
- They're in the correct registry key
.ahkis set to use that registry key
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Eric Eskildsen
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The FileExts registry key was overriding the other key.
Open Registry Editor.
Go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts.Delete the
.ahkkey.
Now the correct shell verbs show up.
Eric Eskildsen
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This saved me a BUNCH of time, apparently the .SLN was getting overridden also, can you tell me how you were able to narrow it down to this FileExts Registry key, was there an MSDN Document you found? – aolszowka Jun 13 '20 at 01:03
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1@aolszowka Can't remember...I think it was a registry search. Glad it helped. – Eric Eskildsen Jun 16 '20 at 14:24
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1@Bobort Fixed, thanks for the heads-up. – Eric Eskildsen Mar 30 '21 at 12:29
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To create extension-specific context menu entries that will be displayed regardless of the FileExt > PrgID association and/or the HKCU\...\Explorer\FileExts\<.ext>\UserChoice values, create your entry under:
`HKCR\SystemFileAssociations\<.ext>`
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mp3]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mp3\Shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mp3\Shell\MyCommand]
@="NewMenuVerb"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.mp3\Shell\MyCommand\Command]
@="Notepad \"%1\""
Keith Miller
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Adding to @Eric Eskildsen's answer:
If this is causing the problems, you want to add your commands to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\XXX.XXX\shell\....
E.g.: Your file type is associated with notepad.exe. You would add your commands to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad.exe\shell\...