Windows 7 - Context Menu Items Missing - Fix when more than 15 Files are Selected

   Information

This will show how to restore the missing Open, Print, and Edit context menu (right click) items for when you have more than 15 files selected in Windows 7.

These context menu items were removed by design like this in Windows to avoid accidentally performing these actions on a large number of files.

1. To Show Context Menu Items when more than 15 Files are Selected

A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.

Show_Context_Menu_Items_Unlimited_Files_Selected.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Not Show Context Menu Items when more than 15 Files are Selected
NOTE: This is the default setting.

A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.

Default_Show_Context_Menu_Items_up_to_15_Files_Selected.reg

3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

5. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

6. If open, close and reopen Windows Explorer to apply the changes.

7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search boxand press Enter.

2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes (Windows 7) or Continue (Vista).

3. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer

4. To Show Context Menu Items when more than 15 Files are Selected

A) In the right pane of Explorer, right click on a empty space, then click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value. (see screenshot above)

B) Type MultipleInvokePromptMinimum, and press enter. (see screenshot below)

C) Double click on MultipleInvokePromptMinimum, select (dot) Decimal, type in a value between 1 and 16, and click on OK. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: Type 1 to 15 is for how many files you would like to select before Open, Print, and Edit are removed from the context menu. Type 16 to be able to select an unlimited amount of files and always have them in the context menu.

   Note

There have been a few rare reports that using 16 does not give them unlimited selection and still have the context menu items display. If this happens to you, then try entering 500 instead.

D) Go to step 6.

5. To Not Show Context Menu Items when more than 15 Files are Selected
NOTE: This is the default setting.

A) In the right pane of Explorer, right click on MultipleInvokePromptMinimum and click on Delete. (see screenshot below)

B) Click on Yes. (see screenshot below)

7. Close regedit.

8. If open, close and reopen Windows Explorer to apply the changes.