How to Add or Remove Open with Context Menu to URL files in Windows 10
A .url file is an Internet shortcut that opens with your default web browser.
The Open with context menu allows you to choose an app to open the file with.
By default, .url files in Windows do not have "Open with" in their right click context menu. Adding "Open with" to the context menu of .url files will make it easy for users to be able to quickly choose an installed browser they want to open the Internet shortcut with on demand.
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Open with to the context menu of URL files for all users in Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add or remove the Open with context menu for URL files.
EXAMPLE: Open with added to URL context menu
Here's How:
The downloadable .reg files below will add or remove the registry key in red below.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.AssocFile.URL\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\{09799AFB-AD67-11d1-ABCD-00C04FC30936}
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_Open_with_to_URL_context_menu.reg
Download
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Open_with_from_URL_context_menu.reg
Download
4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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