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Windows shell "open with" menu, how to fix issue when path changes

taltamir

Lifer
I thought I would share a fix I managed to figure out for a problem that irked me for a while.
If you change the path of an installed program which is listed in the open with menu it will disappear from the "open with" menu and any attempt to re-add it (with current path) will silently fail.

I have found a way to fix this in win7x64
Open regedit, go to:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Applications
Find the application you want, then go to \shell\open\command
in there you will find a single key, edit it to change the path from the old path to the new path. The program will reappear in your open with interface.
 
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