Missing Open Option


SightUp

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I am missing the option for opening random files such as this game config file in the Select an app to open... menu.

When I try to find it through the Choose an app on your PC, I get this error.

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Any idea how to get notepad.exe always to show there?
 

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Open regedit
Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes
Click on Edit > Find and search for 'Microsoft.WindowsNotepad'
That should point you to a key called 'Application' under another key with a name like AppX<long alpha numeric string>
Copy that Whole string AppX...

Scroll up to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\
Click on OpenWithProgids and on the right click > New > Binary Value
Give it the AppX.... name the value should be blank.
Test
 

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I think this might be pointing me to the new one.

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I uninstalled that one. I just want to use the old one from Windows 7 and older.
 

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The key name your looking for is going to be HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\AppX...
You can see some of them at the top of your latest screenshot
 

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Didn't see your last note, I'm not sure you can on the default right click menu in Windows 11
 

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SightUp said:
I uninstalled that one. I just want to use the old one from Windows 7 and older.
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SightUp said:
When I try to find it through the Choose an app on your PC, I get this error.
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you browsed to %systemroot%\system32\notepad.exe ?

if that didnt work, create the necessary keys in the format below:

Code: 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\NoExtFile\shell\open\command

in NoExtFile, set the (Default) sz value to PROFSAVE_profile File

and inside command, set the (Default) sz value to %systemroot%\system32\notepad.exe

then in

Code: 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*

create Shell\OpenWith\Notepad\command

in command set the (Default) sz value to "%systemroot%\system32\notepad.exe" "%1"

^ will make open with notepad an option. if you want it set to default for double clicking the file (which i dont believe you do...

Code: 
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\open\command

in command set the (Default) sz value to "%systemroot%\system32\notepad.exe" "%1"
 

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SightUp said:
I am missing the option for opening random files such as this game config file in the Select an app to open... menu.

When I try to find it through the Choose an app on your PC, I get this error.

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Any idea how to get notepad.exe always to show there?
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This occurs because of a NoOpenWith value in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\notepad.exe removing or renaming the value will fix this.

Instructions for reinstating the old notepad can be found here: How to Restore Old Classic Notepad in Windows 11

The purpose of the Image File Execution Options part is to disable redirections from traditional notepad to the new Windows app version. If UseFilter is zero the settings underneath are ignored.
 

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OK! That worked. Now, I need to figure out how to remove OpenWith. Any ideas?

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