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"Open With" menu - registry entries mysterious

Anonymous
2020-01-15T04:59:03+00:00

I got tired of seeing an old version of Adobe Audition in my "Open With" menu for .wav files, so I tried to go to the registry to delete it. But the registry entries are really weird. Here is a screenshot of the Open With menu overlaid with regedit showing the relevant keys and values:

Other than Audition (unfortunately that entry is too general, so I can't remove 2017.1 and keep 2019) and VLC, nothing matches - none of the other media players are in the registry, and the other registry entries are goofy: Firefox (which of course can't play audio files directly) and a bunch of garbage that would make me fear malware if I was the fearful type.

Does anyone know what's going on?

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-01-16T00:04:01+00:00

    I have no interest in editing what that page is talking about (the top-level context menu items). The term "Open With" is not even mentioned, and registry entries it talks about are in a completely different area of the registry.

    I already know where in the registry the Open With lists are for all the file extensions. My problem is that they don't match what the menu is showing, and I want to know why.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-01-15T15:34:31+00:00

    Thanks for responding, Rob, but that appears to be some sort of boilerplate answer. None of those links have anything to do with discrepancies between the Open With menu and the registry.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-01-15T17:30:05+00:00

    The very top link I posted shows how to edit (including remove) items from the Right Click Context Menu. The right side is just place holders and can be ignored.

    Rob

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-01-15T05:46:47+00:00

    Hi OsakaWebbie, I am Rob, an independent and a 14 time and dual award MVP specializing in Windows troubleshooting and Bluescreen analysis. Please remember as independents we are not responsible for the development of Windows or the computer hardware and drivers. If you will work with me I will be here to help until the issue is resolved.

    Check the methods here and those in the next section :

    How To Edit Or Remove Items From The Right Click Menu.

    https://www.thewindowsclub.com/remove-click-con...

    Troubleshooting Context Menu (Right Click) issues are a process of elimination exercise. ALL the below also are for Windows 10.

    Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers

    http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

    and here :

    Manage the context-menu entries for files, folders, drives and Namespace objects

    http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm

    The ShellExView utility displays the details of shell extensions installed on your computer, and allows you to easily disable and enable each shell extension.

    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html

    ShellMenuView is a small utility that display the list of static menu items that appeared in the context menu when you right-click a file/folder on Windows Explorer, and allows you to easily disable unwanted menu items.

    http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shell_menu_view.html

    Here to help,

    Rob

    Standard Disclaimer: Those may be non-Microsoft websites. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

    Please let us know the results and if you need further assistance. Feedback definitely helps us help all.

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