For example, in addition to opening an HTML file in your browser, you can also edit the file in Notepad++.
- Run "RegisterTextFileExtForAll.bat"
- Run "RegisterDefaultTextEditHandler.bat". Enter the path to your text editor.
- Run "RegisterExplicitEditHandlerForAll.bat". Enter the path to your text editor.
Notes:
- Does not change your default text editor or any default applications for opening files.
- Affects only the current user.
- Administrative privileges are not required.
Registers the specified file extension as a text file. This adds the "Edit" option to the file's context menu and adds the list of all registered text editors to the "Open with" menu.
Usage:
RegisterTextFileExt [[.]Extension]
Extension File extension to register, optionally prefixed by "."
If excluded, user is prompted for the file extension.
Examples:
C:\>RegisterTextFileExt
Prompts for the file extension.
C:\>RegisterTextFileExt sln
Registers the file extension ".sln" as a text file.
C:\>RegisterTextFileExt .sln
Registers the file extension ".sln" as a text file.
Demo:
Registers all of the file extensions below as text files. This adds the "Edit" option to the file's context menu and adds the list of all registered text editors to the "Open with" menu.
File extensions:
.a .ada .adb .addin .ads .ahk .ammo .ans .arena .as .asc .ascx .asm .asp .aspx .asx .atr .au3 .aut .aux .axl .bas .bash .bash_login .bash_logout .bash_profile .bashrc .bat .bcp .bhc .bib .body .bot .bowerrc .bsh .c .camera .cbd .cbl .cc .cdb .cdc .cfg .cfm .cgi .clj .cljs .cljx .clojure .cls .cmake .cmd .cnf .cob .code-workspace .coffee .conf .config .cpp .cs .csa .csdl .cshtml .csproj .css .csv .csx .ctl .cue .cxx .d .dbs .def .defs .dfm .dic .diff .diz .dob .docbook .dockerfile .dos .dot .dotsettings .dpk .dpr .dsm .dsp .dsr .dsw .dtd .editorconfig .edmx .edn .efx .ent .ext .eyaml .eyml .f .f2k .f90 .f95 .faq .filters .fky .for .frames .frm .fs .fsi .fsscript .fsx .g2skin .gametype .gemspec .generate .git .gitattributes .gitconfig .gitignore .gitmodules .go .gore .gradle .gsc .h .handlebars .hbs .hh .hpp .hs .hta .htd .htm .html .htt .hud .hxa .hxc .hxk .hxt .hxx .i .ibq .ics .idl .idq .idx .il .iml .impacts .inc .inf .ini .inl .instance .inview .inx .isl .iss .itcl .item .jade .jav .java .js .jscsrc .jse .jsfl .jshintrc .jshtm .json .jsp .jsx .kci .kix .kml .las .less .lgn .lhs .linq .lisp .litcoffee .log .lsp .lst .lua .m .m3u .mak .makefile .map .mapcycle .markdown .master .material .md .mdoc .mdown .mdtext .mdtxt .mdwn .menu .miscents .mission .mjs .mk .mkd .mkdn .ml .mli .ms .msl .mx .name .nav .nfo .npc .npmignor .nsh .nsi .nt .objectives .odh .odl .outfitting .pag .pas .patch .php .php3 .php4 .phtml .pl .pl6 .player .pln .plx .pm .pm6 .pod .poses .pp .prc .pro .profile .properties .props .ps .ps1 .psd1 .psgi .psm1 .py .pyproj .pyw .q3asm .qe4 .r .rb .rbw .rc .rc2 .rct .rdf .recent .reg .rej .resx .rgs .rhistory .rmd .rprofile .rs .rt .rul .s .sample .scc .scm .script .scss .ses .settings .sf .sh .shader .shfbproj .shock .shtm .shtml .sif .skl .sln .sma .smd .sml .sol .sp .spb .spec .sps .sql .ss .ssdl .st .str .sty .stype .sun .sv .svg .svgz .svh .t .tab .targets .tcl .tdl .teams .terrain .tex .theme .thy .tlh .tli .toc .tpl .trg .ts .tsx .tt .ttinclude .tui .tuo .txt .udf .udt .url .user .usr .v .vb .vbe .vbproj .vbs .vcproj .vcs .vcxproj .vdproj .vh .vhd .vhdl .viw .voice .vscontent .vsdir .vsprops .vspscc .vsscc .vssettings .vssscc .vstdir .vstheme .vsz .vxml .wml .wnt .wpn .wri .wsdl .wsf .wtx .wxi .wxl .wxs .xaml .xbap .xhtml .xlf .xliff .xml .xrc .xsd .xsl .xslt .xsml .xul .yaml .yml .zsh
Usage:
RegisterTextFileExtForAll <No Parameters>
Registers the specified program as a text editor and adds it to the "Open with" list for text files and for files with no extension.
Usage:
RegisterTextEditor [FilePath [ProgID[.exe]]]
FilePath Path to the text editor.
If excluded, user is prompted for the path and program ID.
ProgID The internal name used to register the text editor, optionally
followed by ".exe". If excluded, the file's name will be used.
If no extension is entered, ".exe" is appended.
Examples:
C:\>RegisterTextEditor
Prompts for the path to the text editor.
C:\>RegisterTextEditor "C:\apps\NotePad++\notepad++.exe"
Registers Notepad++ as a text editor using the ProgID "notepad++.exe".
C:\>RegisterTextEditor "C:\apps\NotePad++\notepad++.exe" npp
Registers Notepad++ as a text editor using the ProgID "npp.exe".
Unregisters a text editor application using the specified program ID. The program ID is usually the text editor's file name.
Usage:
UnregisterTextEditor [ProgID[.exe]]
ProgID Program ID of the text editor (usually its file name), optionally
followed by ".exe".
If excluded, user is prompted for the program ID.
If no extension is entered, ".exe" is appended.
Examples:
C:\>UnregisterTextEditor
Prompts for the program ID of the text editor.
C:\>UnregisterTextEditor "notepad++.exe"
Unregisters Notepad++ as a text editor using ProgID "notepad++.exe".
C:\>UnregisterTextEditor npp
Unregisters Notepad++ as a text editor using ProgID "npp.exe".
Registers the specified program as the default "Edit" handler for text files and adds it to the "Open with" list for text files and for files with no extension.
Usage:
RegisterDefaultTextEditHandler [FilePath [ProgID[.exe]]]
FilePath Path to the text editor.
If excluded, user is prompted for the path and program ID.
ProgID The internal name used to register the text editor, optionally
followed by ".exe". If excluded, the file's name will be used.
If no extension is entered, ".exe" is appended.
Examples:
C:\>RegisterDefaultTextEditHandler
Prompts for the path to the text editor.
C:\>RegisterDefaultTextEditHandler "C:\apps\NotePad++\notepad++.exe"
Registers Notepad++ as a text editor using the ProgID "notepad++.exe".
C:\> "C:\apps\NotePad++\notepad++.exe" npp
Registers Notepad++ as a text editor using the ProgID "npp.exe".
Registers the specified program as the "Edit" handler for the specified program ID.
Note:
- Some program IDs already have an explicit "Edit" handler (e.g. Notepad.exe) already defined in the registry (as opposed to having a default handler for all text files).
- To change the handler, one must overwrite the existing value.
Usage:
RegisterExplicitEditHandler [FilePath ProgID]
FilePath Path to the application.
If excluded, user is prompted for the path and program ID.
ProgID The program ID whose "Edit" handler will be set.
This must be an existing program ID.
Examples:
C:\>RegisterExplicitEditHandler
Prompts for the application path and the program ID.
C:\>RegisterExplicitEditHandler "C:\apps\NotePad++\notepad++.exe" "batfile"
Registers Notepad++ as the "Edit" handler for the "batfile" program ID.
In most cases this represents .bat (batch) files.
C:\>RegisterExplicitEditHandler "C:\apps\NotePad++\notepad++.exe" JSFile
Registers Notepad++ as the "Edit" handler for the "JSFile" program ID.
In most cases this represents .js (javascript) files.
Registers the specified program as the "Edit" handler for all the program IDs below.
Note:
- Some program IDs already have an explicit "Edit" handler (e.g. Notepad.exe) already defined in the registry (as opposed to having a default handler for all text files).
- To change the handler, one must overwrite the existing value.
Program IDs:
batfile cmdfile htafile JSFile JSEFile regfile themefile VBEFile VBSFile Windows.XamlDocument Windows.Xbap WSFFile
Usage:
RegisterExplicitEditHandlerForAll [FilePath]
FilePath Path to the application.
If excluded, user is prompted for the application path.
Examples:
C:\>RegisterExplicitEditHandlerForAll
Prompts for the application path.
C:\>RegisterExplicitEditHandlerForAll "C:\apps\NotePad++\notepad++.exe"
Registers Notepad++ as the "Edit" handler for all the listed program IDs.