Windows 7 - Copy Content to Clipboard - Add to Context Menu

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How to Add "Copy Content to Clipboard" to the Context Menu in Windows 7 and Vista

Information

This will show you how to add or remove Copy to Clipboard from the right click context menu of BAT, CMD, CSS, HTML, JS, LOG (txt), REG, RTF, TXT, and VBS files.

If added, this makes it a lot easier to copy the entire contents of a file with one of these file extensions to the clipboard, then paste the contents where you like.

Note

This will not work for the RTF (WordPad) file extension context menus if you have Microsoft Office Word installed and set as the default program to open RTF files instead of WordPad.

EXAMPLE: Context Menu with "Copy Content to Clipboard" Added or Removed

OPTION ONE

Using a REG File Download

NOTE: This option will allow you to automatically add or remove Copy to Clipboard from all of the context menus of the BAT, CMD, CSS, HTML, JS, LOG (txt), REG, RTF, TXT, and VBS files at once.

1. To Add "Copy Content to Clipboard"

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

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Remove "Copy Content to Clipboard"
A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.
Remove_Copy_Content_to_Clipboard.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, Continue (UAC-Vista) or Yes (UAC-Windows 7), Yes, and then OK when prompted.

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

OPTION TWO

Manually in Registry Edititor

NOTE: This option will allow you to manually pick and choose to add or remove Copy to Clipboard from either one, more, or all of the context menus of the BAT, CMD, CSS, HTML, JS, LOG (txt), REG, RTF, TXT, and VBS files.

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

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

3. To Add "Copy Content to Clipboard" to the Context Menu
A) In regedit, navigate to the location below for the file extension that you wish to add Copy Content to Clipboard to.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CSSfile\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\JSFile\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBSFile\shell

B) In the left pane of regedit, right click on shell, click on New and Key, type Copy Content to Clipboard, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

C) In the right pane of Copy Content to Clipboard, right click on a empty space, click on New and String Value, type Icon and press Enter, right click on Icon, and click on Modify. (see screenshot above)

D) In the Edit String box, copy and paste the commmand below and click on OK.
DxpTaskSync.dll,-52

E) In the left pane of regedit, right click on Copy Content to Clipboard and click on New and Key. Type command, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)

F) In the right pane of command, right click on (Default) and click on Modify. (see screenshot above)

G) In the Edit String box, copy and paste the commmand below and click on OK.

cmd /c clip < "%1"

H) Repeat step 3 above for any other file extenstion that you wish to add Copy Content to Clipboard to it's context menu.

I) When finished, go to step 5.

4. To REMOVE "Copy Content to Clipboard" from the Context Menu

A) In regedit, navigate to the location below for the file extension that you wish to remove Copy Content to Clipboard from.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\Copy Content to Clipboard

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\Copy Content to Clipboard

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CSSfile\shell\Copy Content to Clipboard

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\htmlfile\shell\Copy Content to Clipboard

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\JSFile\shell\Copy Content to Clipboard

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\regfile\shell\Copy Content to Clipboard

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\rtffile\shell\Copy Content to Clipboard

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\txtfile\shell\Copy Content to Clipboard

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VBSFile\shell\Copy Content to Clipboard

B) In the left pane of regedit, right click on Copy Content to Clipboard, and click on Delete. (see screenshot below)

C) Click on Yes to approve deleting the key. (see screenshot below)

D) Repeat step 4 above for any other file extenstion that you wish to remove Copy Content to Clipboard from it's context menu.

E) When finished, continue on to step 5.

5. Close Registry Editor.

That's it,
Shawn

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EzioAuditore · 02-06-2011

It's very useful, thanks Shawn.
It'd be nice if you can add the manual way too..

Shawn, can you explain a thing, just for my knowledge?

Code:

;For BAT files
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\Copy to Clipboard]
"Icon"="DxpTaskSync.dll,-52"
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile\shell\Copy to Clipboard\command]
@="cmd /c clip < \"%1\""
 
 
;For CMD files
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\cmdfile\shell\Copy to Clipboard]
"Icon"="DxpTaskSync.dll,-52"

Here, the registry entries part are same in all cases, so, how're the diff. extentions get sorted?

I mean do these parts ";For BAT files", ";For CMD files" differentiate b/w them?

Brink · 02-06-2011

Hello Ezio,

I'm going to work on a manual part late tonight to be added to help better with this though.

The ;text...... parts are just comments to help tell what each section is for, and serve no other purpose. If you look at each [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\batfile...... part after that in each section, you will notice that this is where the difference is.

EzioAuditore · 02-06-2011

Thanks Shawn. It's clear now.

Brink · 02-07-2011

You're welcome.

I've added the manual Option Two to the tutorial to help people to easily pick and choose what file extension they would like to have Copy to Clipboard added to or removed from.

Bill2 · 02-07-2011

Good stuff Shawn. Cant rep you..need to spread the love.

EzioAuditore · 02-07-2011

Very well, thanks again Shawn.

Brink · 02-07-2011

You're most welcome guys. Thank you.

l3ny · 07-17-2011

How about html, js and css files. thanks.

Brink · 07-17-2011

Hello l3ny, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Those file extensions have been added to the tutorial.

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