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This batch script set 7-Zip as the default application to open the specified compressed file extensions.
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REM License: GNU General Public License v2.0 | |
REM Author: Miguel | |
REM Website: www.techlogist.net | |
REM Post: https://techlogist.net/scripts-terminal/batch/how-to-set-7zip-as-the-default-application-to-open-certain-compressed-files-type-via-script/ | |
REM Description: This script makes 7Zip the default app for the following extensions: | |
REM .7z, .zip, .rar, .gz, .tgz, .tar | |
REM OS/Language/Region: Windows/EN-US | |
REM Notes: | |
REM 1) Does not require administrator rights to make changes for current logged in user but displays "Access Denied" | |
REM 2) If ran as administrator will change for all users. | |
:_start | |
REM Start of script | |
@echo off | |
cls | |
title 7zFM Default v.1 | |
color f0 | |
mode con:cols=70 lines=15 | |
goto _set_folders | |
:_set_folders | |
REM Set the folders to be verified | |
cls | |
set _7zFMFolder=C:\Program Files\7-Zip\ | |
goto _7zFM | |
:_7zFM | |
REM Check if 7zFM is available | |
IF EXIST "%_7zFMFolder%\7zFM.exe" (goto _change_registry) else (goto _7zip_unavailable) | |
goto _7zFM | |
:_7zip_unavailable | |
REM This routine will advise the user to install 7-Zip because its missing and log it. | |
REM The error screen for 7-Zip is missing | |
color 47 | |
cls | |
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo 7-Zip is unavailable. Please install | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- | |
pause | |
color f0 | |
goto EOF | |
:_change_registry | |
REM The error screen for 7-Zip is missing | |
color f0 | |
cls | |
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo Changing registry.... | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- | |
REM Update registry for different types of compressed files: | |
REM .7z, .zip, .rar, .gz, .tgz, .tar | |
REM Create the entry 7-Zip.zip in the registry | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\7-Zip.zip /d "zip Archive" /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\7-Zip.zip\DefaultIcon /d "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.dll,4" /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\7-Zip.zip\shell /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\7-Zip.zip\shell\open /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\7-Zip.zip\shell\open\command /d "\"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe\" \"%%1\"" /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\7-Zip.zip /d "zip Archive" /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\7-Zip.zip\DefaultIcon /d "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.dll,4" /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\7-Zip.zip\shell /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\7-Zip.zip\shell\open /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\7-Zip.zip\shell\open\command /d "\"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe\" \"%%1\"" /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.zip /d "zip Archive" /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.zip\DefaultIcon /d "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.dll,4" /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.zip\shell /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.zip\shell\open /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\7-Zip.zip\shell\open\command /d "\"C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe\" \"%%1\"" /f > nul | |
REM The change in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT is implemented to all users | |
REM the change in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\ is the the curretly logged in user | |
REM Update for .7z | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.7z /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.7z /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.7z /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REM Update for .zip | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.zip /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.zip /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.zip /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REM Update for .rar | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.rar /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.rar /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.rar /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REM Update for .gz | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gz /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.gz /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.gz /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REM Update for .tgz | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tgz /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.tgz /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tgz /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REM Update for .tar | |
REG ADD HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.tar /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\.tar /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
REG ADD HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.tar /d 7-Zip.zip /f > nul | |
:_Done | |
REM The error screen for 7-Zip is missing | |
color f0 | |
cls | |
echo ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo All Done! | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo. | |
echo ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- | |
pause | |
goto EOF | |
:EOF | |
REM End of the file | |
cls | |
exit |
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