windows registry entry powershell as custom context menu item - exiftool remove all exif data

exif-tool-powereshell-reg-entry.md

Windows registry entry for exif removal via powershell

Shout out to THIS PERSON for dropping a workable command template

This is not written using best practice, hacked it together to make it work.

Notes

• Needs exiftool installed and in your path unless you change it
• Context item will output the file to same dir as sha256hash.[orig ext]
• Note: cmd dumps the %1 param as a codeblock into powershell
• Exiftool fails quiet so if it doesn't work, edit the flags on exiftool

Vars

$fp is filepath passed from explorer in from cmd

$h is the hash

$ee is file ext

Info

To implement:

1. Create new reg entry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell
2. Edit value of the key to be the name of what you want the context menu item to be
3. Create a new command entry under that ex: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\image\shell\ExifRemoval\command
4. Copy/paste below into the value of that

That's it, hope it helps someone!

Command

cmd.exe /c powershell.exe "&{param ($I = {%1}) ;$fp = $I.ToString();get-filehash $fp | Select-Object -expandProperty Hash -outvariable h;$ee = $fp.ToString().split('.')[-1];Remove-Item -force $h'.'$ee -ErrorAction Ignore;ExifTool.exe `-all= `-m `-q `-q `-o $h'.'$ee $fp}"