Power rename showing twice in the context menu when clicking on an empty space

[GitExploraa]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.69.0

Installation method

Microsoft Store

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

PowerRename

Steps to reproduce

Right click on an empty space in file explorer

✔️ Expected Behavior

expect the power rename entry to show there once

❌ Actual Behavior

it shows twice

Other Software

No response

[xip0rt]

I just noticed this one myself, 0.70.1.

I see the aforementioned double, and also see it twice when right clicking on a file:

1. under "open with...", and
2. under "share"

I have Windows 11's default mini menu BS disabled, and
shell integration>show powerrename in: default & extended

[e-t-l]

The following info was described in #26743 but I don't see it here, so to keep all progress in one place:
The two entries seen when right-clicking folders or directories correspond to the Registry keys
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PowerRenameExt and Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PowerRenameExt.

There is a THIRD context menu entry that appears only for QUICK ACCESS MENU objects. I haven't identified a Registry key that controls it.

[GitExploraa]

The following info was described in #26743 but I don't see it here, so to keep all progress in one place: The two entries seen when right-clicking folders or directories correspond to the Registry keys Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PowerRenameExt and Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PowerRenameExt.

There is a THIRD context menu entry that appears only for QUICK ACCESS MENU objects. I haven't identified a Registry key that controls it.

Manually deleting the corresponding registery entry did solve this issue for me, but i dont know if it'll show again once i update the app, hoping for a fix directly from Microsoft

[CMGS]

anyone know where to find this PowerRename?

[bel57]

So much space wasted.. it's not just PowerRename.. all modules are at fault here. Blaming File Locksmith and Image Resizer too. None other than 3 dupes.
v0.79.0 please fix this ASAP and make sure the code doesn't allow dupe shell context menu entries anymore. Also would be great if you could add as an option a cascading style regrouping all PowerToys entries into 1 submenu.

Edit: performed a check with Sysinternals Autoruns and I can't find dupe registry entries. How come? Is the registered extension itself faulty and containing double references? 🤔

[admiralspeedy]

So much space wasted.. it's not just PowerRename.. all modules are at fault here. Blaming File Locksmith and Image Resizer too. None other than 3 dupes. v0.79.0 please fix this ASAP and make sure the code doesn't allow dupe shell context menu entries anymore. Also would be great if you could add as an option a cascading style regrouping all PowerToys entries into 1 submenu. Edit: performed a check with Sysinternals Autoruns and I can't find dupe registry entries. How come? Is the registered extension itself faulty and containing double references? 🤔

It wasn't actually all modules until recently, I believe they made a change the made it happen for all modules.

Truthfully I don't understand how this can be that hard to fix, this is the only piece of software I've ever seen do something this dumb and it's literally developed my Microsoft...

I have uninstalled it now because I find it so annoying.

[d3xMachina]

Same issue on latest version, the right click menu is bloated with dupe entries. (the same as bel57) I have to uninstall the software I can't use it like this...

[Jay-o-Way]

@jaimecbernardo @crutkas We should totally go after this.

[crutkas]

from #32152, note AllFilesystemObjects and Directory\Background

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\FileLocksmithExt]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PowerRenameExt]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\PowerRenameExt]

[spaccie]

V0.81.1 - Issue remains. Shameful!

[acarrazzoni-qontigo]

I have the same issue with Image Resizer and on top of that the extended context menu gets corrupted when I right click on a file stored in OneDrive

Screen.Recording.2024-08-06.114911.mp4

[FERViborg]

For me, it only appears double when the option "Default and extended context menu" is on:

[RayKoopa]

Same issue, deleting the PowerToys entries in Sysinternals Autoruns and reselecting Shell integration options deduplicates the entries for me.