Missing context menu

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pantsonhead
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Missing context menu

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I used to use the context menu entry a lot in Windows 7, but in Windows 10 the entry is missing. Reinstalling didn't help. Any ideas?

Windows 10 Pro x64
Everything x64 installed with service
void
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Re: Missing context menu

Post by void »

Thanks for the bug report.

Everything context menus appear to be working for me on Windows 10 Pro x64.

In Everything, please press Ctrl + ~ to show the debug console.
What is displayed in the Debug console after trying to right click an item?
pantsonhead
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Re: Missing context menu

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If I right click anything in Windows Explorer I don't see any debug info, but inside Everything I get this if I bring the context menu up on a search result:
parse display name OK
bind to parent
get menu 1
got menu 53098736
got menu 1
menu type 3
QueryContextMenu...
QueryContextMenu 00000087
track menu 00000000000a241a
WM_INITMENUPOP 00000000000a241a 0000000000000000
menu count 28
wid 6: 127 (0000007e)
00000000
VERB openas
wid 7: 131 (00000082)
00000000
VERB grepWin...
wid 8: 133 (00000084)
00000000
VERB runas
menu item info fail 87
wid 10: 106 (00000069)
80004001
wid 11: 103 (00000066)
80070057
wid 12: 104 (00000067)
80070057
menu item info fail 87
menu item info fail 87
wid 16: 28 (0000001b)
00000000
VERB PreviousVersions
wid 17: 32765 (00007ffc)
80070057
menu item info fail 87
wid 19: 32764 (00007ffb)
80070057
wid 20: 25 (00000018)
00000000
VERB cut
wid 21: 26 (00000019)
00000000
VERB copy
menu item info fail 87
wid 23: 17 (00000010)
00000000
VERB link
wid 24: 18 (00000011)
00000000
VERB delete
wid 25: 19 (00000012)
00000000
VERB rename
wid 26: 32766 (00007ffd)
80070057
wid 27: 20 (00000013)
00000000
VERB properties
rem dbl sep
update filesystem C:
In Sysinternals AutoRuns it doesn't look like there are any context menu entries for Everything, if that helps:
Image
void
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Re: Missing context menu

Post by void »

Thanks for the debug output.
Sorry, I thought the issue was with the context menus in Everything.
Now I understand that it is the context menu item "Search Everything..." in Explorer.

Is Everything -> Tools -> Options -> General -> Show folder context menus checked?
pantsonhead
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Re: Missing context menu

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Yep, that is checked.

Sorry, I should have been more specific.
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Re: Missing context menu

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No worries...

Is Everything -> Tools -> Options -> General -> "Show folder context menus" checked with a tick or with a square?
A Square would indicate that the context menu is only partially installed.

In the Registry Editor (Start -> Run -> Regedit)

Does the following key exist?

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HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Search Everything...\command
pantsonhead
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Re: Missing context menu

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Ticked with a tick.

That key exists and its contents read:
"C:\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe" -path "%1"
Which is the correct path.
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Re: Missing context menu

Post by void »

Odd, are the context menu items "Open in new window" and "Pin to Quick access" shown in the context menu when you right click a folder in Explorer?
pantsonhead
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Re: Missing context menu

Post by pantsonhead »

Yep.
edit:
The Everything option is there now :lol:

It must have been fixed when I toggled the option in the Everything settings off and on and then restarted my PC
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