Windows 10: CAB file - Add Install to Context Menu in Windows 10

How to: CAB file - Add Install to Context Menu in Windows 10

How to Add or Remove Install CAB Context Menu in Windows 10


Information A cabinet is a single file, usually with a .cab extension, that stores compressed files in a file library. Some Windows 10 updates are redistributed in the .cab archive format.

You can use the DISM /Add-Package command with Windows cabinet (.cab) files to install or remove updates, service packs, language packs, and to enable or disable Windows features.

This DISM command can be used to make installing a .cab updates (ex: KB3197356) easy with a single click in its context menu.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Install from the context menu of .cab files for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add, remove, and use the Install context menu.



Note Usage of "Install" .cab context menu:

1) Right click or press and hold on a .cab file (ex: KB3197356).

2) Click/tap on Install in context menu.

3) Click/tap on Yes in UAC prompt to approve.


4) When the operation has completed successfully, you may need to type Y in the command prompt to restart the computer to finish installing.



EXAMPLE: Install CAB context menu





Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add Install to Context Menu of CAB Files
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Install_to_cab_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Remove Install from Context Menu of CAB Files
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Install_from_cab_context_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. If prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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Hello Berton, *Smile

What doesn't work for you?

Is it not adding "Install" to the context menu of .cab files for you?

 

No, the Install and Merge don't add it and I guess I don't have a firm grip on the line 1) Right click or press and hold on downloaded .cab file (ex: KB3197356).

 

Ah, ok. That was just an example.

Merging the .reg file in step 2 should have added "Install" to the context menu of .cab files for you.

As a test, you could just rename a new .txt file's extension to .cab to see if "Install" is added or not.

 

Working through this showed me that somewhere in the last couple of updates I lost my Microsoft Account, just had to work through setting up a new one during the last 30 minutes, what a pain. Maybe Microsoft decided to finally start getting rid of Hotmail.com accounts? Had to create one in Outlook.com to get it to work.

No, renaming any file doesn't bring up the Install. It wasn't the KB number I had the issue with, just the statement of 1) Right click or press and hold on downloaded .cab file.

EDIT: I just compared the .reg file with the entries in the Registry and the first one of HasLUAShield is in RunAs but the entry in Command isn't there.

 

It sounds like the .reg file may not have successfully merged completely. Try downloading a new copy and merge it again to see if it may merge.

 

I ran the Remove first then ran the Add Install .reg file.
This is what I get in the download:

On the RunAs entry the "HasLUAShield"="" part is on the line below (Default) and on the Command entry the other/long line is on the (Default), no other lines below it.




That whole section:AddInstall.reg

 

That looks correct for the registry. Do you have "Install" in the context menu of .cab files now?

 

No, not showing up. Guess I can wait to get the update. My concern now is if this modification doesn't work what else may not work, especially when installing programs.

 

Interesting. Show what you have for the "RunAs" key to see if it's all there.

 

The Install item on the context menu now shows up. Turns out, after trying it successfully on a couple other computers, that the Default Programs .cab association was wrong, deleted it and now the Install works.

 

Great news mate. *Party

 

Know this is an old thread, but just hit same problem Berton had. With the file association. The culprit, in my case, is the ever-popular 7-Zip. It likes to take control of .cab, .iso, and just about anything that is extractable. So Install context doesn't show, unless you change .cab back to Explorer. Same with the Mount command for ISO's. Probably others. WinRAR may do the same, and others....not sure.

No problem here, just wanted to mention it while it was on my mind. Maybe clear up a mystery for someone else.

Cheers!

TC