Just adding a few notes here - had a problem of trying to add MuPDF to the Open With list for .pdf files; however, this program was not "installed", I just copied the binaries to C:\bin
.
Here is what I did (after several times opening via Open With/Choose another app/More apps/Look for another app on this PC/(look for and choose mupdf.exe)):
- Checked
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\OpenWithProgids
- it had a key namedMuPDF
- Checked
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications
- it had an entrymupdf.exe
, that is:Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\mupdf.exe
- Added a key ("folder")
SupportedTypes
underComputer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\mupdf.exe
- then added a new "String Value" for this key, which I renamed.pdf
(and left the value of it blank) - Go back to
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdf\OpenWithProgids
- renamed theMuPDF
key tomupdf.exe
- Modified
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\FileExts\.pdf\OpenWithList
, somupdf.exe
is the value of the first entry (the key nameda
) - Restart Windows 10 Without Rebooting (restart Windows Explorer from Task Manager) - nothing yet
- Check
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
- only have keys namedC:\bin\mupdf.exe.FriendlyAppName
; - Added also:
C:\bin\mupdf.exe.ApplicationCompany
underComputer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache
, with a value ofmupdf
... and at this point, mupdf.exe appeared last in the Open With list, without any restart of Windows Explorer - so, problem solved.