microsoft / microsoft/PowerToys

Add keyboard shortcuts to directly open File explorer extentions

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Idea-Enhancement Needs-Triage Product-PowerRename
Dominant language
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Description

### Description of the new feature / enhancement

This allows you to open the PowerToys File explorer extentions (eg powerrename) just by selecting the file(s) and pressing the shortcut instead of having to use the right click menu

### Scenario when this would be used?

when you dont want to use the right-click menu

### Supporting information

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the File Explorer extensions and the existing PowerRename context-menu and keyboard-shortcut paths; clarify which extensions and shortcut mappings are supported before defining completion.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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