If anyone wants the Slideshow option back for folders of pictures type in Win10/11

britechguy

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I have hated the fact that the ancient, and handy option of being able to throw up a slideshow from the images you've selected in a folder set as a "picture" type under Windows disappeared, and decided to go on a hunt to find if I could get it back.

A solution which works was offered in this article: How to View Image Slideshow from Folder in Windows 11

Just in case that article should disappear, it suggests the following Registry Edit, and supplies a file to do it:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\Slideshow] "CanonicalName"="{73BCE053-3BBC-4AD7-9FE7-7A7C212C98E6}" "CommandStateHandler"="{880ac964-2e34-4425-8cf2-86ada2c3a019}" "CommandStateSync"="" "Description"="@shell32.dll,-31288" "Icon"="imageres.dll,-5347" "MediaTypeFlags"=dword:00000005 "MUIVerb"="@shell32.dll,-31287" "VerbToInvoke"="slideshow" [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\Slideshow\command] "DelegateExecute"="{80c68d96-366b-11dc-9eaa-00161718cf63}"

It also has an UNDO file, which is a two-liner:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\Slideshow]

It worked on my Win11 box.
 
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My only problem under Win11 is remembering it's under the "Show More Options" context menu option. I know there are ways to make the full context menu the default, but I have chosen not to do that so that I am constantly reminded about what most of my clientele are dealing with and have no idea how to change.
 
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