Repeatable Right-Click OPEN bug

[hansangb]

I noticed today that if you have 15 PDF's (for example) in a directory, you can highlight them all and use the right-click OPEN to open whatever PDF reader you've set as the default reader.

However, if you choose 16 or more, the OPEN from the right-click menu is gone. Doesn't matter if it's PDF, JPG, PPTX etc.

I've looked through the various settings option and didn't see one related the max number of files to open. I'm using 11.0.1 64bit (2023-09-01) version.

In this example, there are 15 files highlighted and you can see the OPEN dialogue.
https://imgur.com/VW6mChi


In this example, I've selected 16 files and you can see the OPEN dialogue is missing
https://imgur.com/SreqRJC

[Horst.Epp]

That's not a TC problem.
Windows limits the number of open files in a context menu.
This can be extended, but may lead to problems depending on the called programs.

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To increase the number of files that can be opened at once from the context menu in Windows, you can modify the registry. Here are the steps:

1. Open Registry Editor by typing "regedit" in the search bar and selecting the app.
2. Navigate to the following registry key: `HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer`.
3. Create a new DWORD (32-bit) Value called `MultipleInvokePromptMinimum` and set its value to the maximum number of files you would like to open at once. For example, if you want to open 30 files at once, set the value to 30.
4. Close Registry Editor.

Please note that Microsoft recommends only increasing this value to a reasonable number in a controlled environment and only where users really need this value increased ¹⁵. Also, if you select more than 15 files in File Explorer of Windows 10, you might be surprised that commands like Open, Print, and Edit disappear from the context menu. In this case, you can follow the instructions provided in ⁴ to allow all context menu registry verbs for more than 15 files selected.

Source: Conversation with Bing, 10/31/2023
(1) How To Open More Than 15 Files At Once from Context Menu in Windows. https://www.nextofwindows.com/how-to-open-more-than-15-files-at-once-from-context-menu-in-windows.
(2) Some context menu items don't appear - Windows Client. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/shell-experience/context-menus-shortened-select-over-15-files.
(3) Windows 10 context menu items missing when more than 15 files ... - Winaero. https://winaero.com/windows-10-context-menu-items-missing-when-more-than-15-files-are-selected/.
(4) . https://bing.com/search?q=increase+number+of+open+files+for+context+menu.
(5) Win10: How to Change Number of Programs Lİsted in Open With Context Menu. https://superuser.com/questions/1591761/win10-how-to-change-number-of-programs-l%c4%b0sted-in-open-with-context-menu.
(6) undefined. https://www.techspot.com/guides/1670-windows-right-click-menu/.

[petermad]

See also: https://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?t=75825

[hansangb]

Ah interesting. I tried searching and didn't get any of the hits above. thank you!