I have been using Directory Opus for longer than I can remember and love it.
However, I have come across a problem.
I use Notepad ++ extensively and it is really nice that when I right click on a File, the Notepad ++ option is right there in the Context Menu. I don’t even need to navigate to Open With.
Perfect.
Anyway, I have just changed over to Windows 11.
Installed DO and Notepad ++ the same way as I have always done it….
But for some reason, I cannot get Notepad ++ to show up in the Context Menu.
I downloaded whatever the most recent version was from their website.
ARM is probably the complication. On ARM, currently our installer installs the 32 bit version of Opus, and 64 bit context menu extensions don't work inside 32 bit software. If you install the 32 bit version of Notepad++ I think it's likely to work.
Create a text file called Notepadd++.right-click.reg containing the following ....
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Edit with Notepad++]
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Edit with Notepad++\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe\" \"%1\""
Once you have created it.... Double click on it and it will add some stuff to the registry...