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Add batch file to the context menu - Process all files in folder
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Add batch file to the context menu - Process all files in folder

This gist allows you to add a batch script to the Windows context menu (right click menu). This batch file is just a dummy-file. It doesn't do anything other than list all the files in a folder, so don't get nervous 😉.

  • Add the batch file to C:\Scripts\
  • Run Add Process all files in folder to the context menu.reg
  • Right click on a folder to see the new option "Process all files in folder"
  • Run the script to process all files in folder
  • To remove the script just delete the batch file and run "Remove Process all files in folder from the context menu.reg"
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Add Process all files in folder to the context menu.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Process all files in folder]
@="&Process all files in folder"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Process all files in folder\command]
@="\"C:\\Scripts\\Process all files in folder.bat\" \"%1\""
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Process all files in folder.bat
@echo off
cd %1
for /r %%i in (*) do (echo "%%i")
pause
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Remove Process all files in folder from the context menu.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Process all files in folder]
@="&Process all files in folder"
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Process all files in folder\command]
@="\"C:\\Scripts\\Process all files in folder.bat\" \"%1\""
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natemac commented Sep 19, 2023 •
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If I select multiple files and run the bat file, the bat file runs seperately for all selected files. Is there's a way to run it once and process all selected files?
@sean1832
did you ever find a solution to this? run with all files selected?

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sean1832 commented Sep 20, 2023

If I select multiple files and run the bat file, the bat file runs seperately for all selected files. Is there's a way to run it once and process all selected files?
@sean1832
did you ever find a solution to this? run with all files selected?

I still have no idea man, sorry. Do post it here if you ever find a solution. Thanks.

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healgodschildren commented Jul 4, 2025

@sean1832 @natemac

You could try adding %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9 and/or using SHIFT command to process each file sequentially by running the loop and then SHIFTing the next filename into the %1 variable.

A method to employ to figure out how the file names are passed to the batch file is to select multiple files and running a batch file that simply executes one command:
echo %1 %2 %3 %4 %5 %6 %7 %8 %9

Justin Coy
HealGodsKids.Com

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