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Can I change folder in Windows command line CMD or PowerShell?

Sysadmins love it! Yes, you can popup the QAP menu over the Windows Console (CMD command line utility) and the newer PowerShell application. The console emulator ConEmu is also supported. Ans, since v11, the Windows app Windows Terminal is supported as well.

To change folder in these applications, click the Middle Mouse Button over the CMD or PowerShell window (or activate the CMD/PowerShell window and hit Windows + W) and select a folder in your popup menu. The folder will be sent to the target window with the appropriate command to change folder in CMD or PowerShell.

 

Users of international Windows versions who had issues with accentuated characters not being sent properly to the CMD window, this issue has been solved since v8.7.

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What should I know about Explorer Context menus and QAP?

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Using QAP Context menus

You can add favorites to your QAP menu with the Windows Explorer context menus. Right-click or Shift+Right-click on any file or folder to show its context menu. QAP’s command in this menu are recognizable by the QAP icon on the left. You can also right-click the Desktop background to show the QAP popup menu!

Add Folder context menu in Explorer

Add Folder context menu in Explorer

Context menu in Desktop background

Context menu in Desktop background

  • Context menus are automatically added when you install and removed when you uninstall QAP using standard Windows procedure (see Easy one-step installation).
  • At any time, you can remove or re-install the context menus using the Enable Explorer Context Menus checkbox found in Options dialog box, Popup Menus tab.
  • Users who prefered portable installation (see Portable installation) can setup context menus manually by following the instruction below.

The following eleven context menus are added to your Windows Explorer menus:

Target Trigger Menu name Action
Files in Explorer Right-Click Add File to Quick Access Popup menu Open the Add Document or Add Application dialog box ready with the selected file
Files in Explorer Shift + Right-Click Add File to Quick Access Popup menu Express Add the selected document or application at the top of the main QAP menu, no question asked
Folders in Explorer Right-Click Add Folder to Quick Access Popup menu Open the Add Folder dialog box ready with the selected folder
Folders in Explorer Shift + Right-Click Add Folder to Quick Access Popup menu Express Add the selected folder at the top of the main QAP menu, no question asked
Desktop background Right-Click Show Quick Access Popup menu Open the QAP popup menu
Desktop background Shift + Right-Click Show Quick Access Popup Alternative menu Open the QAP Alternative popup menu
Explorer window background Right-Click Show Quick Access Popup menu Open the QAP popup menu
Explorer window background Shift + Right-Click Show Quick Access Popup Alternative menu Open the QAP Alternative popup menu
Explorer window background Right-Click Add Folder to Quick Access Popup menu Open the Add Folder dialog box ready with the current folder
Explorer window background Shift + Right-Click Add Folder to Quick Access Popup menu Express Add the current folder at the top of the main QAP menu, no question asked
Windows Shortcut icon Right-Click Import Windows shortcut to Quick Access Popup menu Open the Add Folder dialog box ready with settings imported from the shortcut: working directory and parameters (for application favorites), window state (for folder favorites) and icon settings (for any type of favorites)
Setting up Context menus manually (for portable installation users)

You can install or remove Windows Explorer context menu entries in the Windows Registry using a batch file created by Doğan Çelik (thank you, Doğan!):

1) Unzip the file ManageContextMenu.bat from the QAP zip file and save it in the same folder where you unzipped the files QAPmessenger.exe and QuickAccessPopup.ico.

2) You will need administrator privileges to execute this command. To run this batch file as administrator, in Windows Explorer, right-click its icon and select Run as administrator.

3) In the menu, select 1) Install… to create the registry keys or 2) Uninstall… to remove them.

Context menus and server installation (for sysadmin)

When installed with in setup mode, QAP always enable its Explorer Context Menus. There are two exceptions: context menus will *not* be enabled if “ExplorerContextMenus=0” in either of the quickaccesspopup.ini file in current user’s appdata folder or common appdata folder. More about installation on a server: Are administrator rights required to install QAP?

Calling QAP from the command line

See also how you can use a command-line to display the QAP menu to your menu and how you can use a command-line to display the QAP menu to your menu.

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Can I set the QAP settings file location from the command line or a file shortcut?

You can set the settings file location from command-line using the parameter “/Settings:”, for example:

"C:\Program Files\Quick Access Popup\QuickAccessPopup.exe" "/Settings:C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Quick Access Popup\My Settings.ini"

Use separate double-quotes for application file and for parameter if the location includes one or more spaces.

If you create a file shortcut (.lnk file) for QAP, insert the command in the Target field.

The Settings file location can include environment variable (like %userprofile%) and supports relative paths based on the QAP working directory. See Can I use system environment variables in favorite paths? and Can I use relative paths in favorite settings?

Note 1: If you only need to change the QAP settings file temporarily, see: Can I load QAP with an alternative settings file?

Note 2: Changing the QAP settings file location does not change the QAP Settings Folder (aka Working Directory). Other settings files (like QAP_Frequent.DB) will still be read or updated in the active Settings folder. See how to change the Settings Folder if you want this change to be persistent for your future use of QAP.

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[Tips] Browse folders in CMD or PowerShell

In this tip, you will see how QAP can help system administrators and power users change folders instantly in Windows command line (CMD) or PowerShell. This trick is very simple but frequent users of these tools must not ignore it! You will also see how to add the various flavors of these tools to your QAP menu and how to make them run with or without administrative privileges.

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