Thread: Add "Open with Notepad" to the Context Menu for All Files

The default way of opening unknown files forces you to go through a list of known applications and is generally a pain to deal with. That is why I like to contain a context menu option for “Open with Notepad” so that I can rapidly open up files without having to go through a lot of difficulty.

This registry hack is nothing new, it was forever thinking of it as training courses, and note that you can use this same method to replace any additional application that you wish by adjusting the path in the registry that points to another editor.



Manual Registry Hack
Open regedit.exe through the start menu search or run box>> browse down to the following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell



Right-click on “shell” and select to produce a new key, calling it “Open with Notepad”. make a new key below that one called “command”. Double-click on the (Default) value in the right-hand pane and enter in the following:
notepad.exe %1

*The change should receive effect instantly. Right-click on any file and you will see the next menu entry
Download Registry Hack

Download, extract and double-click on the Open With Notepad.reg file to enter the information into the registry. There is also an uninstall script built-in.