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Louie Del Microsoft Agent. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site. A subscription to make the most of your time. Last Edit : by Peter. I'm also considering the possibility of making the shell extension opt-in as it is not necessary for the rest of our app to function. Quote from: Peter on What has the Windows' problem with sending multiple files to an app in common with missing context menu item?

Windows supports "verbs" — a set of actions that can be performed on a file, such as View, Edit, Print, Compile, Enqueue etc.

The problem is that if you select a group of files in Explorer and invoke a verb on them e. Enqueue , each file is handled separately.

If you select 10 files then right-click and select Enqueue, Explorer will run foobar ten times, giving one file to each. Here's when I was battling with Winamp way back when I had Windows Deficiencies in Explorer can be solved by installing a program inside Explorer a "shell extension" to gain the behaviour you should have had in the first place; shell extensions are plugins for Explorer that extend its functionality.

That's what foobar does, and the shell extension is causing problems of its own in Windows Scrolling down the list, I was horrified! Apps that I didn't install somehow magically installed themselves. Both programs have those tale-tale icons that they came from Windows Store which I've never even opened. The install date for both of them were on Is this a common thing for Windows 10? Or is it because I did an upgrade and not a clean install? GoFigureItOut, Nov 10, You must log in or sign up to reply here.

Show Ignored Content. Thema: How do I let Windows 10 always ask which program to open something with? How do I change the default program which opens a particular file type? Look for an app in the Microsoft Store hint: there are noneHow do I choose a.

How do i set Windows explorer to always open maximized? If you're using Windows 8, files will usually open in a Start screen application , even if you opened it from the desktop. If you prefer to work in the desktop, you can choose to open the file with a desktop application. For example, a jpeg picture in Windows 8 will open in the Photos application by default, but you can open it on the desktop in Windows Photo Viewer instead.