Restore Missing "Open", "Print", and "Edit" Context Menu Items 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 Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
This will also set how many items that can be selected to Open, Edit, or Print at once.
These context menu items were removed by design like this in Windows to avoid accidentally performing these actions on a large number of files.
This will also set how many items that can be selected to Open, Edit, or Print at once.
These context menu items were removed by design like this in Windows to avoid accidentally performing these actions on a large number of files.
EXAMPLE: Context Menu with more than 15 Files Selected
NOTE: The left screenshot is the default with more than 15 TXT files selected, and the right screenshot is when you have them restored even with more than 15 TXT files selected.
OPTION ONE
Using a REG File Download
NOTE: This sets the MultipleInvokePromptMinimum DWORD value to 10,000 items that can be selected to Open, Edit, or Print at once. If you need a different amount, then you can use OPTION TWO below to manually set what you need.
Show_Context_Menu_Items_Unlimited_Files_Selected.reg
Download
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/tap on the download button below to download the file below.
Default_Show_Context_Menu_Items_up_to_15_Files_Selected.reg
Download
3. Save the .reg file to your Desktop.
4. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
5. Click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC Windows 7/8) or Continue (UAC Vista), 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.
OPTION TWO
Manually in Registry Editor
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/tap on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value. (see screenshot above)
B) Type MultipleInvokePromptMinimum, and press enter. (see screenshot below)
C) Double click/tap on MultipleInvokePromptMinimum, select (dot) Decimal, type in a number for how many items you would like to be able to select at once to either Open, Edit, or Print at once, then click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)
Note
Typing in 16 or above will allow Open, Edit, and Print to always be available in the contect menu no matter how many items you select.
However, the number you enter here is how many items you will be able to select at once to actually be able to Open, Edit, or Print them all at once though.
However, the number you enter here is how many items you will be able to select at once to actually be able to Open, Edit, or Print them all at once though.
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/tap on Yes. (see screenshot below)
7. Close regedit.
8. If open, close and reopen Windows Explorer to apply the changes.
That's it,
Shawn
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