Shortcut / "Open with Sublime Text" in a new Sublime window

Question

I am looking for a way to right-click a file in Windows 10, select “Open with” → “Sublime Text”, and then open a new Sublime Text window.

The default action is to open the file in a new tab if Sublime is already open. This is usually not what I want, especially since I usually have Sublime open on another desktop.

I tried making a shortcut with the -n flag added, which correctly gives me a new window, just using the shortcut. But when I open with this shortcut, it opens the file in an existing window.

I also tried "Open with" a batch file containing subl -n , ``, but alas.

Answer 1

This works for me (and is more convenient for me than Open with a submenu):

• Open regedit.exe
• go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
  To apply this only to certain file types, replace * with the appropriate extension
• Add the key "Open with sublime in a new window"
• Inside this add a new command
• Inside the "command" set the line (Default) for:
  C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 2\sublime_text.exe -n "%1"

(basically copy the source keys by adding -n )

6. Additionally:
   Inside the "Open with elevated in new window" key, add a line called Icon :
   C:\Program Files\Sublime Text 2\sublime_text.exe,0
   This will add the Sublime Text icon to the left of the command in the context menu.

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To add entries to the context menu for folders, add the same entries to:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Folder \ wrappers
  For the context menu when you click on the folder icon
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT \ Directory \ Background \ Shells
  For the context menu when clicking on the folder background

Answer 2

Open the settings, then add the following line between {}:

 "open_files_in_new_window": false