desktop4:ItemType

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10/30/2023

Contains the type of command to be registered in the context menu.

Element hierarchy

<desktop4:Extension>

<desktop4:FileExplorerContextMenus>

<desktop4:ItemType>

Syntax

<desktop4:ItemType 
  Type = 'A string with a value between 1 and 64 characters in length that must begin with a period ("."), cannot have additional periods, and cannot contain these characters: <, >, :, ", /, \, |, ?. Can also be a wildcard "*" character.' >

  <!-- Child elements -->
  desktop4:Verb{0,10000}

</desktop4:ItemType>

Key

{} specific range of occurrences

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute	Description	Data type	Required	Default value
Type	The file type to associate the context menu handler with.	A string with a value between 1 and 64 characters in length that must begin with a period (`.`), cannot have additional periods, and cannot contain these characters: `<`, `>`, `:`, `"`, `/`, `\`, `\|`, `?`. Can also be a wildcard `*` character.	Yes

Child elements

Child element	Description
desktop4:Verb	Names and class IDs of the commands registered in the Shell for a file explorer context menu.

Parent elements

Parent element	Description
desktop4:FileExplorerContextMenus	Registers items for the context menu of File Explorer.

Remarks

For more information about this element, see the remarks for desktop4:FileExplorerContextMenus.

Requirements

Item	Value
Namespace	`http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/4`
Minimum OS Version	Windows 10 version 1803 (Build 17134)

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