You can accomplish the same thing using a workaround via the “Send To” option in Windows File Explorer’s context menu. Whatever you choose to name it, that is the text you will see in place of “Open With” in the context menu.įollowed by the answer with an alternative solution from xypha:

Note that the registry key setting shown above can be named “Open With Chrome” or whatever else you wish and it will perform the same function (open all the selected files with Google Chrome).

Context menus are shortened when more than 15 files are selected.

Now when you select all the image files, the “Open With” context menu option will be available and open them with Google Chrome.įurther Resources, Notes, and Considerations Make sure the registry key’s value points to chrome.exe along with the correct full path to its location on your system.

Next, double click on it to import the new registry setting. First up, IT Solutions:Īdd the registry key text shown below to a text document, save it as OpenWith.txt, then change it to OpenWith.reg. SuperUser contributors IT Solutions and xypha have the answer for us. How do you make the “Open With” context menu option available when selecting multiple files? The Answer Is there a way to actually enable “Open With” functionality when multiple files are selected? So far, several answers have provided decent workarounds, but they are not very flexible when it comes to working with a large variety of files where the “Open With” option would be very useful.

When I select multiple files, the “Open With” option is no longer available in the context menu. I need the ability to open multiple image files in Google Chrome all at the same time without having to select and open each one individually via the standard “Open With” context menu option. SuperUser reader Clonkex wants to know how to make the “Open With” context menu option available when selecting multiple files:

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