New Registry File - Add to Context Menu

    New Registry File - Add to Context Menu

    New Registry File - Add to Context Menu

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

       Information
    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
    New Registry File - Add to Context Menu-reg.jpg


    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
    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
    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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  2. koolkat77
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    coooooooooooooooooool
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  4. Hept0p
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    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)
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  5. Brink
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    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       New #3

    Hello mrk7frm, :)

    It uses whatever format you have set as the default for Notepad, so the registry entries from the tutorial have no affect.
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  6. Hept0p
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    Brink said:
    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 ... ?
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  7. Brink
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    I'm not sure either, but that does look like a possible idea though.
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  8. Hept0p
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    Brink said:
    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:
    Code:
    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
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  10. Brink
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       New #7

    That should serve as a good workaround. Great job. :)
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