New Registry File - Add to Context Menu

How to Add "New Registry File" to the Context Menu in Windows​

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This will show you how to add Registration Entries to the right click "New" context menu to make creating a new REG file easier for all users in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.

You will need to be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.

EXAMPLE: "New Registry File" in Context Menu




Here's How:
1. To Add "Registration Entries" to "New" Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 3 below.
Add_New_REG_to_Context_Menu.reg

Download


2. To Remove "Registration Entries" from "New" Context Menu
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 3 below.
Remove_New_REG_from_Context_Menu.reg

Download


3. Save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

5.When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC-Windows 7/8) or Continue (UAC-Vista), Yes, and OK to approve merging the .reg file.

6. Sometimes it may take a moment before this context menu item to actually be added or removed. If not, then restart the computer to apply.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn

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[koolkat77]

coooooooooooooooooool

 

[Hept0p]

How to set the proper encoding for this new regfile ? (regfile should be UTF16-LE IIRC)
My default text files is custom set to UTF-8. Without sepcifying the proper encoding in this new reg file, i endup with a non-working reg file (with UTF-8 encoding)

 

[Brink]

Hello mrk7frm,

It uses whatever format you have set as the default for Notepad, so the registry entries from the tutorial have no affect.

 

[Hept0p]

Hello mrk7frm,

It uses whatever format you have set as the default for Notepad, so the registry entries from the tutorial have no affect.

I'm searching for a solution. I'm sure there's a way .. Maybe changing the default PersistentHandler from {5E941D80-BF96-11CD-B579-08002B30BFEB} (plain text) to one that support UTF16-LE ... ?

 

[Brink]

I'm not sure either, but that does look like a possible idea though.

 

[Hept0p]

I'm not sure either, but that does look like a possible idea though.

I decided to just store a template reg file in the %Systemroot%\ShellNew , then added the "FileName" subkey to [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.reg\ShellNew]

I'm sure there's another way, but it seems undocumented.
Thanks

Looks like this:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.reg]
@="regfile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.reg\PersistentHandler]
"OriginalPersistentHandler"="{5E941D80-BF96-11CD-B579-08002B30BFEB}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.reg\ShellNew]
"FileName"="NewRegFile.reg"
"ItemName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,\
  6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,\
  00,6e,00,6f,00,74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,\
  2d,00,34,00,37,00,30,00,00,00

 

[Brink]

That should serve as a good workaround. Great job.