I've added a few custom context menus in the past, very successfully. However, I am trying to add an option to disable dpi scaling from the context menu, as many applications require me to go to settings and do this manually. However, under HKCR\.exe
there was no shell option. So I created one and added a key, with a command and extended (to make it available by shift clicking.
Here is the output from reg query HKCR\.exe\shell\DPI Compatibility\command
:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe\shell\DPI Compatibility\command
(Default) REG_SZ reg.exe Add "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers" /v %1 /d "~ HIGHDPIAWARE"
The command works on its own, and successfully added DPI settings. However, even with shift-clicking, there's no option. I've tried restarting.
I think the problem might be with the PersistentHandler key that exists under the .exe key. I suspect it's taking precedence over the old Shell/ShellEx system
. HKCR\.exe\PersistentHandler
contains data {098f2470-bae0-11cd-b579-08002b30bfeb}
, which is a key that contains data Null Persistent handler
and key PersistentAddinsRegistered
, which contains more data pointing to keys.
I'm running Windows 10 if it makes any difference.