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<h4>Installation</h4>
<br>
<div class="notification is-warning mt-5" role="alert">
<i>Info:</i> Administrative permissions are required for installation.
</div>
<br>
<p>Shell can be installed in the following ways:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="#installer">Installer</a></li>
<li><a href="#portable">Portable</a></li>
<li><a href="#winget">Windows Package Manager</a></li>
<li><a href="#scoop">Scoop</a></li>
<li><a href="#chocolatey">Chocolatey</a></li>
</ul><br>
<p>Please also note the following reference sections:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="#cli">Command-Line Help</a></li>
<li><a href="#keys">Keys to enable/disable Shell functionalities</a></li>
</ul>
<br>
<div id="installer">
<h5>Installer version</h5>
<div id="installer-install">
<h5>Install</h5>
<p><a href="/download">Download</a> the installation file (Installer/Portable),
run <code>setup.exe</code>, follow the installation steps, and agree to restart Windows File Explorer.</p>
<p>The program will be installed to <code>C:\Program Files\Nilesoft Shell\</code>, unless you have chosen
a different installation path during the installation steps.</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div id="installer-uninstall">
<h5>Uninstall</h5>
<p>Inside the Shell program folder (<code>C:\Program Files\Nilesoft Shell\</code> by default), run the <code>unst000.exe</code>
or <code>unstall.exe</code> file, then follow the steps, and then agree to restart Windows File Explorer.
</p>
</div>
</div>
<br/>
<div id="portable">
<h5>Portable version</h5>
<div id="portable-install">
<h5>Install</h5>
<p><a href="/download">Download</a> the
installation file (Installer/Portable),
run <code>setup.exe</code>,
click Next, chose the folder you want the program to be extracted
to, <strong>Check the option Portable Mode</strong>, and click
Extract.</p>
<p>Open an <strong>elevated command prompt</strong> (or use <a href="https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo">gsudo</a>), change to the directory you have extracted the program to, and run</p>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">Administrator: Command Prompt</div>
<div class="console-body">shell -register -restart</div>
</div>
<p>For further details, see the chapter <a href="#cli">Command-Line Help</a> below.</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div id="portable-uninstall">
<h5>Uninstall</h5>
<p>Open an <strong>elevated command prompt</strong> (or use <a href="https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo">gsudo</a>), change to the directory you have extracted the program to, and run</p>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">Administrator: Command Prompt</div>
<div class="console-body">shell -unregister -restart</div>
</div>
<br>
<div class="notification is-info mt-5">
<i>Tip:</i> Close all instances of Windows File Explorer before uninstalling to avoid needing a reboot after
it (Shell) has been uninstalled.
</div>
<br>
<p>For further details see the chapter <a href="#cli">Command-Line Help</a> below.</p>
</div>
</div>
<br/>
<div id="winget">
<h5>Windows Package Manager</h5>
<p>Windows Package Manager is available from Windows 10 version 1809.</p>
<div id="winget-install">
<h5>Install</h5>
<p>Open a command prompt, and run</p>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">COMMAND PROMPT</div>
<div class="console-body">winget install Nilesoft.Shell</div>
</div>
<p>The program will be installed to <code>C:\Program Files\Nilesoft Shell\</code>.</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div id="winget-uninstall">
<h5>Uninstall</h5>
<p>Open a command prompt, and run</p>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">COMMAND PROMPT</div>
<div class="console-body">winget uninstall Nilesoft.Shell</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br/>
<div id="scoop">
<h5>Scoop</h5>
<p>Scoop can be installed following the instructions at <a href="https://scoop.sh/">scoop.sh</a>.</p>
<div id="scoop-install">
<h5>Install</h5>
<p>Open a command prompt, and run</p>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">COMMAND PROMPT</div>
<div class="console-body">scoop install nilesoft-shell</div>
</div>
<p>The program will be installed to <code>%USERPROFILE%\scoop\apps\nilesoft-shell\current\</code>.</p>
<div class="notification is-info mt-5">
<i>Tip:</i> If you get the error <code>Couldn't find manifest for 'nilesoft-shell'</code>, please run first
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">COMMAND PROMPT</div>
<div class="console-body">scoop bucket add extras</div>
</div>
</div>
<p>Open an <strong>elevated command prompt</strong> (or use <a href="https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo">gsudo</a>), and run</p>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">Administrator: Command Prompt</div>
<div class="console-body">shell -register -restart</div>
</div>
<p>For further details see the chapter <a href="#cli">Command-Line Help</a> below.</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div id="scoop-uninstall">
<h5>Uninstall</h5>
<p>Open an <strong>elevated command prompt</strong> (or use <a href="https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo">gsudo</a>), and run</p>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">Administrator: Command Prompt</div>
<div class="console-body">shell -unregister -restart</div>
</div>
<p>Then run</p>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">Administrator: Command Prompt</div>
<div class="console-body">scoop uninstall nilesoft-shell</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br/>
<div id="chocolatey">
<h5>Chocolatey</h5>
<p>Chocolatey can be installed following the instructions at <a href="https://chocolatey.org/install#individual">chocolatey.org</a>.</p>
<div id="chocolatey-install">
<h5>Install</h5>
<div class="notification is-info mt-5">
<i>Notice:</i> Until the package has been moderated, you need to add the specific version string to the
installer, adding e.g.<br/>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">COMMAND PROMPT</div>
<div class="console-body">
choco install nilesoft.shell --version=1.8.1
</div>
</div>
Please find the latest published version at <a href="https://community.chocolatey.org/packages/nilesoft.shell#versionhistory">
Chocolatey's Version History</a> and use the latest version number (replacing <code>1.8.1</code>).
</div>
<br>
<p>Open an <strong>elevated command prompt</strong> (or use <a href="https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo">gsudo</a>), and run</p>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">COMMAND PROMPT</div>
<div class="console-body">
choco install nilesoft.shell
</div>
</div>
<p>The program will be installed to <code>C:\Program Files\Nilesoft Shell\</code>.</p>
</div>
<hr>
<div id="chocolatey-uninstall">
<h5>Uninstall</h5>
<p>Open an <strong>elevated command prompt</strong> (or use <a href="https://github.com/gerardog/gsudo">gsudo</a>), and run</p>
<div class="console">
<div class="console-title">COMMAND PROMPT</div>
<div class="console-body">choco uninstall nilesoft.shell</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<br/>
<div id="cli">
<h5 id="cli-help">Command-Line Help</h5><br>
<code>shell -[options]</code>
<br><br>
<h5 id="cli-options">Options</h5>
<table class="table table-sm">
<tr>
<td class="syntax-keyword w-25">-register (-r)</td>
<td>Registering.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="syntax-keyword">-unregister (-u)</td>
<td>Unregistering.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="syntax-keyword">-restart (-re)</td>
<td>Restart Windows Explorer.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="syntax-keyword">-treat</td>
<td>Disable Windows 11 context menu.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="syntax-keyword">-silent (-s)</td>
<td>Prevents displaying messages.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="syntax-keyword">-?</td>
<td>Display this help message.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>
<hr>
<div id="keys">
<h5>Use the following keys to enable/disable</h5>
<p>These keys are used when you press <kbd>right-click</kbd> or press <kbd>Shift</kbd>+<kbd>F10</kbd> keys</p>
<kbd>CTRL</kbd> To enable and reload the configuration file <code>shell.nss</code><br/>
<kbd>WIN</kbd> To make priority to the modern context menu for Windows 11<br>
<kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>WIN</kbd> To disable Shell and Enable Classic Context Menu<br>
<kbd>RIGHT-CLICK</kbd>+<kbd>LEFT-CLICK</kbd> To reload the configuration file <code>shell.nss</code><br/>
</div>