Add Copy Contents to Clipboard to Context Menu in Windows 10

Brink · 16 Oct 2019

Pollensa1946 said:

Works again, as in using NOTEPAD? Or using any app, for example ULTRAEDIT?

Yes, it should now again.

Pollensa1946 · 16 Oct 2019

Works on a TXT file with ULTRAEDIT set as default. Great, thanks!

Edwin · 16 Oct 2019

@Brink

The html one doesn't work unless you do the same:

Code:

;For HTML files
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.html\shell\CopyContents]
"Extended"=-
"Icon"="DxpTaskSync.dll,-52"
"MUIVerb"="Copy Contents to Clipboard"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.html\shell\CopyContents\command]
@="cmd /c clip < \"%1\""

I've also made a portion for .css files, you can throw it in the tut if you feel like it:

Code:

;For CSS files
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.css]
"PerceivedType"="document"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.css\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.css\shell\Copy Contents]
"Icon"="DxpTaskSync.dll,-52"
"MUIVerb"="Copy Contents to Clipboard"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.css\shell\Copy Contents\command]
@="cmd /c clip < \"%1\""

The .css association is not present by default but it should add automatically.

BTW: This tut is a good one! Very handy for me!

Brink · 16 Oct 2019

@Edwin,

Done. Tutorial updated for this.

Edwin · 17 Oct 2019

A note of interest:

On a UWP jump list, only .txt files are copy-able... (and there's no clipboard icon in the right click menu)

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On a Win32 jump list, all files are copy-able...

Add Copy Contents to Clipboard to Context Menu in Windows 10-000158.png

Edwin · 18 Oct 2019

Gotta run the reg file after the update, only adheres to reg files!

Paul Black · 20 Sep 2020

Hello @Brink,

I thought it would be nice to include PowerShell in the REG file so I decided to put the code together and then post it for your consideration to include it so others could also benefit.

However, I am having a problem incorporating it!

I have tried this [ plus a few others ] . . .

Code:

;For PS1 files
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ps1file\shell\CopyContents]
"Extended"=-
"Icon"="DxpTaskSync.dll,-52"
"MUIVerb"="Copy Contents to Clipboard"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ps1file\shell\CopyContents\command]
@="cmd /c clip < \"%1\""

I can't seem to find where it is situated. I have obviously looked for . . .

Code:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ise

. . . etc etc.

Thanks in advance.

Brink · 20 Sep 2020

Hello @Paul Black,

Hmm, I'm not having much luck for .ps1 files either.

Paul Black · 20 Sep 2020

@Brink,

Brink said:

Hmm, I'm not having much luck for .ps1 files either.

Well, it has taken me a while, but here it is . . .

Code:

;For PS1 files
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Microsoft.PowerShellScript.1\shell\CopyContents]
"Extended"=-
"Icon"="DxpTaskSync.dll,-52"
"MUIVerb"="Copy Contents to Clipboard"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Microsoft.PowerShellScript.1\shell\CopyContents\command]
@="cmd /c clip < \"%1\""

If you can check that it is OK please and whether or not it will be a good addition to the Tutorial.

Brink · 20 Sep 2020

Great find @Paul Black. I was playing with it using the Microsoft.PowerShellScript.1 key earlier, but I kept getting a no program associated error with the context menu for some reason.

This works though. Tutorial now updated to include the context menu for .ps1 files.