Adding Actions to Right Click Menu?

I Windows 7 I had additional actions in the Explorer Right Click Menu, such as Edit with Photoshopfor image files. I'm fairly sure I added these manually, but I can't remember how. I'm also curious why they have gone.

There was a dialog box to enter them as I recall, with a command string ending in %1.

Is there a way to add these in W10, preferably an easier way?

ContextEditis one way. This is a 2001 PcMag published program that still works well in Windows 10.

Description:
ContextEdit lets you control which items appear on your context menu--the menu that appears when you right-click on an item in Windows Explorer. The context menu often contains numerous rarely-used commands. These commands come from one of two places: shell commands stored within the system Registry, and context menu handlers. The source of the menu item is transparent to the end-user, but still has an impact. Windows Explorer lets you add or remove simple shell commands, but gives you no control over context menu handlers. ContextEdit lets you control both types of context menu items. It also allows you to disable context menu items without removing them entirely. Another unique feature is the ability to add shell commands to all files regardless of type, or to all files without an associated program.

Hi Nigel

Easiest way rather than tweaking with registry

and safe way because yourmenu gives you 2 .reg files ( 1 to apply changes and the other to revert )

and best of all it's free and small !



Your Menu 1.0 Free Download - FreewareFiles.com - Desktop Category

tested on win 10 pro 10240

I'm using it

Regards

I think Your Menuis for right clicks on the Desktop, I want different entries depending on the file type.

Note to self, try: Windows - How to create a right-click context shell shortcut ? - Stack Overflow

Here's an example with Office 2013 Powerpoint .ppsfile. Normally when you double click on a .pps file, the default actionis it will open the slide show. To add an actionEdit with Powerpoint. The registry tweak is as shown below:

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellcustomEditPPS] @="Edit with Powerpoint" "Icon"=""C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\POWERPNT.EXE""  [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellcustomEditPPScommand] @=""C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office15\POWERPNT.EXE" "%L""

Modify the code above for any app to add a context menu.

Here's an example with Office 2013 Powerpoint .ppsfile. Normally when you double click on a .pps file, the default actionis it will open the slide show. To add an actionEdit with Powerpoint. The registry tweak is as shown below ...

Is there a utility that will do this? Using the registry is going to take ages

take ages?????

Not at all. Just select the text in the CODE box then open Notepad and paste the data into it.
Save the file as "AddEditWithPowerpoint.reg"(or whatever you want to call it). Include the double quotes or Windows will add .txt to the end making it useless.

Now right click on AddEditWithPowerpoint.regand select Merge or simply double click on it. Click Yes or okay as needed and you're done.

You may need to logoff and logon again, not sure.

I've got about 100 to do

Hi if you want a 'posh' program (not free), try this one: Fahmy Context Menu Manager
Context Menu Manager Download