Setting Notepad++ as default text editor requires changing a reg key

1. Why not use PowerShell and Set-Acl?
2. If you want to use regini, the path and permisssions go in the .txt file, so the contents of test.txt would be:
   
   Code:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.txt\userchoice [1 5 7]

3. And then simply execcute: regini test.txt

KeithM said:

1. Why not use PowerShell and Set-Acl?
2. If you want to use regini, the path and permisssions go in the .txt file, so the contents of test.txt would be:
   
   Code:

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.txt\userchoice [1 5 7]

3. And then simply execcute: regini test.txt

Ahh.. And here I was thinking it could all be done in one command. First the regini to change the permissions, then the reg add command to add the progId key. Got it.

Wobitancrawfodi said:

Ahh.. And here I was thinking it could all be done in one command. First the regini to change the permissions, then the reg add command to add the progId key. Got it.

You should be able to add ProgId to test.txt
Have you looked at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...mand-line-or-a?

It's incomplete & somewhat confusing, but it's how I figufred out the syntax.

Yes I did see that link.
And also
REGINI - Windows CMD - SS64.com

When I added ProdID to test.txt it failed again.

Anyway, I can live with the two step process of regini to change the permissions and reg add to add the key,

Wobitancrawfodi said:

Yes I did see that link.
And also
REGINI - Windows CMD - SS64.com

When I added ProdID to test.txt it failed again.

Weird. What syntax did you use? Just tested this & it worked for me:

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.txt\userchoice [1 5 7]
"ProgID"="txtfile"

Console dislpay:

Code:

PS C:\...\RegIni>get-content test.txt
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.txt\userchoice [1 5 7]
"ProgID"="txtfile"
PS C:\...\RegIni>gci 'HKCU:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.txt'

    Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.txt


Name                           Property
----                           --------
OpenWithList                   a       : NOTEPAD.EXE
                               b       : acghfedb
                               c       : a
                               d       : PickerHost.exe
                               e       : {F38BF404-1D43-42F2-9305-67DE0B28FC23}\explorer.exe
                               f       : WORDPAD.EXE
                               g       : notepad++.exe
                               h       : chrome.exe
                               i       : gabcdefhi
                               MRUList : agbcdefhi
                               j       : soffice.bin
OpenWithProgids                txtfile        : {}
                               Notepad++_file : {}


PS C:\...\RegIni>regini test.txt
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.txt\userchoice [1 5 7]
    ProgID = txtfile
PS C:\...\RegIni>gci 'HKCU:\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.txt'

    Hive: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.txt


Name                           Property
----                           --------
OpenWithList                   a       : NOTEPAD.EXE
                               b       : acghfedb
                               c       : a
                               d       : PickerHost.exe
                               e       : {F38BF404-1D43-42F2-9305-67DE0B28FC23}\explorer.exe
                               f       : WORDPAD.EXE
                               g       : notepad++.exe
                               h       : chrome.exe
                               i       : gabcdefhi
                               MRUList : agbcdefhi
                               j       : soffice.bin
OpenWithProgids                txtfile        : {}
                               Notepad++_file : {}
userchoice                     ProgID : txtfile


PS C:\...\RegIni>

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\fileexts\.txt\userchoice [1 5 7] ProgID=Applications/Notepad++

That's one line. This is about setting the UserChoice key value.