When right clicking a file in Explorer in my Windows 10, the sub menu of the context menu entry Open with is empty. I only have the option Choose another app
When i click on the Home tab in explorer and I click on the open dropdown, I correctly get the list of associated applications for a file type.
So my question is: How can I fix the right click context menu to show the list of associated applications?
After some googling I already tried this registry file:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Open With]
@="{09799AFB-AD67-11d1-ABCD-00C04FC30936}"
But that didn't fix the problem and seems to be only to restore the Open with entry if it is completely missing.
Update: It seems the context menu only shows programs from my local hard drives, and does not list programs that are on a network share. So how do I get the applications from my network share listed. (I use a drive mapping for the network share)
Best Answer
If by context menu you mean This Context Menu then you need to do a few simple things, as well as be an administrator. This worked for me but may not work for you, but I hope it does.
The first thing you want to do is head to NirSoft and download the ShellExView. After that you should run the program, and sort by Microsoft and Non-Microsoft. It should look like this.
(Click image to enlarge)
Then select the grey ones that you need, right-click and "Enable Selected Items".