Paint.Net is unbound from right click -> Edit

[scg2020]

Hello.

How Paint net worked for me for years (Windows 10) was the following:

If I double click on an image file, it opens in the Windows Photo Viewer.
When I do "right click -> Edit" , it opens in Paint.net.

This is how I love and need it.

But in the last few days since I last used the program, both Paint.net and Win10 have updated.
And now when I do "right click -> Edit", it opens images with Paint 3D. (Ew!)

I would like to restore it to it's previous function.
 

PS: 
The solution is NOT to do "open with ..." -> "Always use this app".
That would change the double click behavior, but not the "right click -> Edit"

[midora]

Or do it via registry:

• Run regedit.exe from the ‘Run’ dialog (Win + R).
• Go to the following Registry key.
  HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\edit\command
• Modify the default (unnamed) parameter. Set it to the full path to the app which you want to use for the Edit menu.

[scg2020]

@midora

 

This kinda worked, but not fully.
I did the edit you said with the following address put in place of regular paint:

Quote

"C:\Program Files\paint.net\paintdotnet.exe"

 

Now when I right click on an image and do "edit", 

it does open Paint.net! 
Progress!

But it doesn't open the image that I did the right click on in Paint.net.
It opens a new untitled project, with just a white canvas. 

 

@toe_head2001

 

Your solution did not work for me.
A re-install didn't solve the problem,

and I do not see the options from your screenshot when I run the installation.
This is all I see when I run the installer:

 

https://i.imgur.com/2LB6eOQ.jpg

 

 

 

[midora]

7 minutes ago, scg2020 said:

But it doesn't open the image that I did the right click on in Paint.net.
It opens a new untitled project, with just a white canvas. 

 

Then you removed and replaced not only the filename but also the parameter after the full path. So add "%1"

The quotes are important because the filepath may contain spaces.

[scg2020]

1 hour ago, midora said:

 

Then you removed and replaced not only the filename but also the parameter after the full path. So add "%1"

The quotes are important because the filepath may contain spaces.

 

Okay, I think I did what you said. 
(Sorry if I don't get it)
and I added what you wrote.
Now the entry in the registry is:
 

Quote

"C:\Program Files\paint.net\paintdotnet.exe"%1""

It works on image files that have no spaces in their name, but it doesn't work on image files that have do have spaces in their name. Then I get a white canvas and error message.

eg.: right click -> edit works on "picture.jpg"

But when I would try it on "the picture.jpg" I would get the error 

"The Image type is not recognized, and cannot be opened.
C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\the"

[Zagna]

25 minutes ago, scg2020 said:

Okay, I think I did what you said. 
(Sorry if I don't get it)
and I added what you wrote.
Now the entry in the registry is:
It works on image files that have no spaces in their name, but it doesn't work on image files that have do have spaces in their name. Then I get a white canvas and error message.

The command needs to be

"C:\Program Files\paint.net\paintdotnet.exe" "%1"

Space between them and each in their own quotes.

Edited October 1, 2021 by Zagna

[midora]

I should have learned by now the lesson always to add an example. You never know how someone interprets your words 😉

[scg2020]

Thank you very much!
This solved the issue.

I can't overstate how grateful I am for your help, patience and expertise.
I will definitely bookmark this, just in case another Windows update will mess things up again in the future.

 

You're all awesome!

 

ps:

I wish the installer would still just do this for us.
But I assume you have good reasons for the change, and will/would bring it back as soon as you could.

Edited October 2, 2021 by scg2020