https://github.com/0xde57/menuhandle
Find open handles to files or folders from right-click context menu
https://github.com/0xde57/menuhandle
poweruser sysadmin utility windows
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Find open handles to files or folders from right-click context menu
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/0xde57/menuhandle
- Owner: 0XDE57
- License: unlicense
- Created: 2018-02-11T00:55:43.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2019-02-13T07:20:10.000Z (over 6 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-27T02:51:14.461Z (2 months ago)
- Topics: poweruser, sysadmin, utility, windows
- Language: Batchfile
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- Size: 159 KB
- Stars: 7
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# MenuHandle
Context menu command to find open handles to files/folders.
Tired of windows not telling you which program is impeding your workflow?
Tired of trying to figure out which process is holding your file/folder hostage?
Tired of killing various processes in task manger until you can continue your day?
Well fuss no more! This script adds a command to the right-click context menu to find any processes/programs that are using your file/folder.
Oh look! VLC is playing a song that was in that folder, thus preventing us from deleting the folder. Now why didn't Windows tell us that instead of "another program"...
## How to use/install?
1. Download and extract Handle: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/handle
2. Download the script: [handle menu command.bat](handle%20menu%20command.bat)
3. Edit the script in your favourite text editor
4. Set the variable **handlePath** to the path of the handle executable.
``` eg: handlePath="E:\Documents\SysinternalsSuite\handle.exe" ```
5. Run the script as admin
6. Enjoy. All your problems in life are solved.
## How it Works
This script simply adds registry key to add a command to the right-click context menu. The command and passes the selected file/folder to handle. The real heavy lifting is done by handle.
## What is a handle?
A handle is a reference to a resource such as a file, thread, memory or a pipe. Often a pointer to to a memory location.
See the [msdn](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724457(v=vs.85).aspx) for more.
## Tips/Notes
You must have administrative privilege to run Handle.
You can edit the script to add the -c flag to handle command ([see handle usage](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/handle#usage)), which will forcibly close the handles so you don't have to close any programs. However this is [**not recommended**](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/technet-magazine/dd547078(v=msdn.10)) as forcibly closing handles may result in instability / crashes.
This tool combined with the [takeown](https://gist.github.com/0XDE57/38957c935788926416ba20b6bec6fa43) command is very powerful.