I have a downloaded program in my Downloads folder, a "portable" app.
It's availabe in Open With, if i click "Choose another app".
However, the Open With menu doesn't remember it for the future-- i always have to go to "Choose another app".
How can i add it to the Open With menu, so i don't have to click "Choose another app"?
thx
Depending on the files it opens you could go to settings apps and make it the default
program for that type file.
Or when the open with menu comes up check the box always open this type file
Thanks, but not trying to make it the default program. Just trying to put it on the Open With menu.
thx!
yes, that's my fallback, if i can't find how to add to the actual 'Open with' menu.
here's a registry method for notepad, not sure it will work with a portable app. They don't include path.
Add "Open with Notepad" to right-click context menu
This example has the full path, seems better for a portable app.
Right click to "Open in UltraEdit" (context menu) - UltraEdit, UltraCompare, UEStudio forums
Do you other ways?thxDo you other ways?
Take a look at this Tutorial Choose Default Apps in Windows 10 from Shawn @Brink
It should just be a case of adding the .Exe file to the existing list - the fact that it has no Windows related "Baggage" should actually speed up the process
Thx Barman58, but I'm not trying to make it the default app.
Did you check out Option Two, Step 2 and / or Step 3 ?
start with one file format and you can point this to your Application and set it to always open with ...
If you have more than one file type you want to add the application to the Open With Context Menu then you will need to repeat
Which is what I understand you are trying to do
@Barman58, i want to add it to this menu.
I don't want to browse to it every time. Thx, but that solution doesn't help.
Thx @Callender, OpenWithAdd registry hack is the functionality i seek. But that's for Windows Vista or XP. That works for you on 10?
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