Windows 7: Sub-context menus for my custom context menus?

Hakon · 22 Oct 2009

Anybody know if i can create a sub-context menu for all my custom context menu's ?, and how its done

Orbital Shark · 22 Oct 2009

Hi Hakon,

You would need to locate the Context menu that has been added in the registry;

for example

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT/*/shellex/ContextMenuHandlers/CustomMenu

you would then add a new Key within that which would then produce what you are after.

If you give some details of what exactly you're after, including programs to run, I may be able to create a registry key for you

OS

Hakon · 22 Oct 2009

Thanks! i would appreciate a preview

If i wanted to put these 3 context menus into a single submenu:

Code:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\takeownership]
@="Take Ownership"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"NoWorkingDirectory"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\takeownership\command]
@="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"
"IsolatedCommand"="cmd.exe /c takeown /f \"%1\" && icacls \"%1\" /grant administrators:F"

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Delete on reboot]
@=""
"HasLUAShield"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Delete on reboot\command]
@="CMD /E:OFF /C REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Currentversion\\RunOnce /v \"Del %1 OnNextReboot\" /d ^\"cmd.exe /c DEL /F /Q \\\"%1\\\"\" /f\""

Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\run in cmd]
@="Run in Command Prompt"
"HasLUAShield"=""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\run in cmd\command]
@="cmd /k \"%1\""

Ghostwalker · 25 Mar 2010

I would also be interested in this...

PC2012 · 16 May 2011

I posted a submenu of System Tools Windows 7 Context SubMenu

Brink · 16 May 2011

These two tutorials below may be able to help show you how to. You can right click on the REG file and click on EDIT to see the entries made to the registry to help see how.

System Tools - Cascading Desktop Context Menu

and

Administrative Tools - Cascading Desktop Context Menu

Hope this helps,
Shawn

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