Windows 10: How to add my own program to the list of Default programs?

Discus and support How to add my own program to the list of Default programs? in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I'm trying to add my own program (AkelPad) to the list of Default programs. [img] I created and applied the reg-file, but the program still is... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Nizaury, Sep 20, 2015.

  1. NIZAURY
    Nizaury Win User

    How to add my own program to the list of Default programs?


    I'm trying to add my own program (AkelPad) to the list of Default programs.


    How to add my own program to the list of Default programs? [​IMG]


    I created and applied the reg-file, but the program still is not in the list.

    Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AkelPad\Capabilities] "ApplicationDescription"="AkelPad - Text Editor" "ApplicationIcon"="C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe,0" "ApplicationName"="AkelPad" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AkelPad\Capabilities\FileAssociations] ".txt"="AkelPadText.txt" ".ini"="AkelPadText.ini" ".reg"="AkelPadText.reg" ".bat"="AkelPadText.bat" ".cmd"="AkelPadText.cmd" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\AkelPad\Capabilities\FileAssociations] ".txt"="AkelPadText.txt" ".ini"="AkelPadText.ini" ".reg"="AkelPadText.reg" ".bat"="AkelPadText.bat" ".cmd"="AkelPadText.cmd" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications] "AkelPad"="Software\\AkelPad\\Capabilities" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\AkelPad.exe\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\AkelPad.exe] @="C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe" "Path"="C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad" [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ApplicationAssociationToasts] "Applications\\AkelPad.exe_.txt"=dword:00000000 "Applications\\AkelPad.exe_.ini"=dword:00000000 "Applications\\AkelPad.exe_.reg"=dword:00000000 "Applications\\AkelPad.exe_.bat"=dword:00000000 "Applications\\AkelPad.exe_.cmd"=dword:00000000 "AkelPadText.txt_.txt"=dword:00000000 "AkelPadText.ini_.ini"=dword:00000000 "AkelPadText.reg_.reg"=dword:00000000 "AkelPadText.bat_.bat"=dword:00000000 "AkelPadText.cmd_.cmd"=dword:00000000 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.txt] @="AkelPad Document" "FriendlyTypeName"="AkelPad Document" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.txt\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe,0\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.txt\shell\open\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe\" \"%1\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.reg\shell\edit\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe\" \"%1\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.ini] @="AkelPad Document" "FriendlyTypeName"="AkelPad Document" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.ini\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe,0\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.ini\shell\edit\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe\" \"%1\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.reg] @="AkelPad Document" "FriendlyTypeName"="AkelPad Document" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.reg\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe,0\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.reg\shell\edit\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe\" \"%1\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.bat] @="AkelPad Document" "FriendlyTypeName"="AkelPad Document" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.bat\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe,0\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.bat\shell\edit\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe\" \"%1\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.cmd] @="AkelPad Document" "FriendlyTypeName"="AkelPad Document" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.cmd\DefaultIcon] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe,0\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPadText.cmd\shell\edit\command] @="\"C:\\Program Files\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe\" \"%1\""[/quote] Can anyone tell me how to add my own program that doesn't appear in Default programs list?

    :)
     
    Nizaury, Sep 20, 2015
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  2. Y KALINA
    Y Kalina Win User

    How to add my own program to the list of Default programs?

    This is useless if MS insists on overriding programs you set as default (especially if your desired default program is missing from the list).
     
    Y Kalina, Sep 20, 2015
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  3. NIZAURY
    Nizaury Win User
    How to add my own program to the list of Default programs?

    Problem solved.

    In Windows 10 to add the program to the "Defaults Programs" list, the program should have the "CompanyName" in resources.
     
    Nizaury, Sep 20, 2015
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  4. NIZAURY
    Nizaury Win User

    How to add my own program to the list of Default programs?

    For the experiment I installed the XnView program and with SysTracer Pro discovered the regiistry keys (strings), that were necessary for adding portable version of the XnView program to Default Programs list in Windows 10.
    The example provided below, adds portable version of the XnViewMP program to the Default Programs list in clean Windows 10, installed on virtual system.

    Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\xnviewmp.exe\shell\open\command\] @="\"C:\\Users\\\\Desktop\\XnViewMP\\xnviewmp.exe\" \"%1\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\XnViewMP.bmp\DefaultIcon\] @="C:\\Users\\\\Desktop\\XnViewMP\\FileIcons\\bmp.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\XnViewMP.bmp\shell\open\command\] @="\"C:\\Users\\\\Desktop\\XnViewMP\\xnviewmp.exe\" \"%1\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications\] "XnViewMP"="Software\\XnViewMP\\Capabilities" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\XnViewMP\Capabilities\] "ApplicationDescription"="XnViewMP is a fast multi-format graphics browser, viewer, and converter. It reads more than 400 file formats." "ApplicationName"="XnViewMP for Windows" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\XnViewMP\Capabilities\FileAssociations\] ".bmp"="XnViewMP.bmp"[/quote] On the basis of this template I сreated for AkelPad - but it didn't work.

    Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Applications\AkelPad.exe\shell\open\command\] @="\"C:\\Users\\\\Desktop\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe\" \"%1\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPad.txt\DefaultIcon\] @="C:\\Users\\\\Desktop\\AkelPad\\FileIcons\\Icon.ico" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AkelPad.txt\shell\open\command\] @="\"C:\\Users\\\\Desktop\\AkelPad\\AkelPad.exe\" \"%1\"" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications\] "AkelPad"="Software\\AkelPad\\Capabilities" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AkelPad\Capabilities\] "ApplicationDescription"="AkelPad is a fast multi-format text editor." "ApplicationName"="AkelPad" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AkelPad\Capabilities\FileAssociations\] ".txt"="AkelPad.txt"[/quote] I wonder what could be the reason?
    Maybe addition to the list of "Default Programs" should be laid at the program level?
     
    Nizaury, Sep 25, 2015
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  5. NIZAURY
    Nizaury Win User
    Problem solved.
    In Windows 10 to add the program to the "Defaults Programs" list, the program should have the "CompanyName" in resources.
     
    Nizaury, Apr 5, 2018
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