Windows 10: How do I add programs that were never install to the "open with" list?

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  1. FORTMAX
    FortMax Win User

    How do I add programs that were never install to the "open with" list?


    I'm having trouble adding programs that weren't installed (released as just the program exe) to the "open with" list. They show up in the "choose another app" window, but that takes extra clicks to get through, which add up since I do a lot of work with files that I open in different programs for different things.

    :)
     
    FortMax, Sep 20, 2015
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  2. 93TID
    93tid Win User

    How to fix " Unknown Artist " ?

    My favourite is MP3Tag, google it.
     
    93tid, Sep 20, 2015
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  3. PICHS
    pichs Win User
    How to fix " Unknown Artist " ?

    What are third party tag editors?
     
    pichs, Sep 20, 2015
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  4. JONA9
    jona9 Win User

    How do I add programs that were never install to the "open with" list?

    Me too. I can add 64-bit programs, but not 32-bit programs to the initial list that pops up when I select "Open with". I modified
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\OpenWithList
    The program I want to add is an installed program, unlike the OP.
     
    jona9, Jun 1, 2016
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  5. DAVIDHK
    davidhk Win User
    You only have to do this once.................

    Right click at the file in question > click Open With > click "Choose another app" > locate the program you want to open with > click it > near the bottom, check the box "Always use this app to open....." > click OK when done.

    From then on, each time you click Open at the same file type, it will open with the program you have chosen, automatically.
     
    davidhk, Jun 1, 2016
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  6. JONA9
    jona9 Win User
    Please reread the original and my posts. We (the op and I) want to sometimes open a file with a default program, and sometimes with a different program, and we want that different program to be on the initial "open with" list. We don't want to have to first select "Choose another app". In my case, I can add 64-bit FireFox to the list, but not 32-bit PhotoScape.
    "What we've got here is failure to communicate" Cool Hand Luke
     
    jona9, Jun 1, 2016
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  7. DAVIDHK
    davidhk Win User
    My reply is specifically addressed to FortMax.
    I started by including his quote first before I replied.

    I have no answer to your issue.
    Sorry.
     
    davidhk, Jun 1, 2016
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  8. JONA9
    jona9 Win User

    How do I add programs that were never install to the "open with" list?

    My issue and FoxMax's [sic] issue are one and the same.
     
    jona9, Jun 1, 2016
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  9. DAVIDHK
    davidhk Win User
    FortMax said ............... They show up in the "choose another app" window, but that takes extra clicks to get through.

    I replied .............................You only have to do this once..............From then on, each time you click Open at the same file type, it will open with the program you have chosen, automatically.


    That is all I have to offer.
     
    davidhk, Jun 1, 2016
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  10. JONA9
    jona9 Win User
    If you can't answer the posted question, then why do you waste everyone's time with non-answers? FortMax and I want the option of choosing a program to serve our current needs without having to perform the extra "choose another app" steps. We stated our question clearly, and you can't even get FortMax's name right.
     
    jona9, Jun 1, 2016
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  11. DAVIDHK
    davidhk Win User
    If you don't accept my answer, that is your prerogative.

    My answer is ................... you only have to do it once.
     
    davidhk, Jun 1, 2016
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  12. BARMAN58
    Barman58 Win User
    If you do not like the way that Microsoft has chosen to achieve what you want then I suggest that you discuss this with Microsoft and not insult those who try to help you Here - if you do not like the help given you can always leave
     
    Barman58, Jun 1, 2016
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  13. TINMAR
    Tinmar Win User

    How do I add programs that were never install to the "open with" list?

    I have the same problem as FortMax (OP) and jona9.

    My specific issue is regarding music files. The files open with winamp (set as default program) as expected when I double click on them. However, when I want to edit the tag on an mp3 file using Tagscanner, for example, that program doesn't appear in the "Open with" list, and I have to take the extra step and go through the "Choose another app." It's only an extra click, but it gets frustrating after a while, particularly since this was never an issure in Win 8, 7, Vista, XP, etc...

    I have spent several hours online looking for a fix to this issue, to no avail. I have tried to manually edit the registry, downloaded software supposed to do the trick, nothing works.

    I finally found this thread where people are having the same problem as me and haven't offered solutions that don't work on Windows 10.

    I hope somebody finds a solution or a simple trick, I would be extremely grateful!
     
    Tinmar, Jun 2, 2016
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  14. JONA9
    jona9 Win User
    FortMax is unable to add an uninstalled program (which I take to mean a program written by FortMax), I cannot add an installed 32-bit program. Does the program you want to add have either of these characteristics?
     
    jona9, Jun 2, 2016
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  15. TINMAR
    Tinmar Win User
    Unlike FortMax, I am only dealing with installed programs. I have tried with both 32-bit and 64-bit programs, but editing the key
    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\OpenWithList
    by assigning a new letter to the desired program and appending the letter to the MRU has no effect on the Open with list.

    If you don't mind, could you give me a quick breakdown of how you were able to add the 64-bit programs to the list?
     
    Tinmar, Jun 3, 2016
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