0.1.0 beta 3

The third beta of RCConfigurator, an editor for the Windows right-click menu.

New in this beta

You no longer need to run anything as administrator. Earlier betas left you to restart Explorer yourself after applying, and Nilesoft Shell's own tool for that insists on administrator rights. RCConfigurator now does it.

• Apply to Explorer restarts Explorer for you. Nilesoft Shell only reads its rules when Explorer starts. The taskbar blinks for a second or two and open folder windows close.
• One button sets everything up. The start-up check now also confirms that Nilesoft Shell is registered with Windows and loaded in Explorer. Set these up for me installs it, switches Windows 11 to the classic menu, registers the engine and restarts Explorer, as needed. Windows asks for permission only for the install and the registration.
• Nilesoft Shell is kept up to date. When the editor opens it checks for a newer version through winget and installs it.
• Nothing extra starts with Windows. Once registered, Explorer loads the engine at every sign-in by itself, and the start-up check verifies that registration each time.

See the user guide for details.

Downloads

File	For
RCConfigurator-0.1.0-beta.3-win-x64.zip	Most PCs
RCConfigurator-0.1.0-beta.3-win-arm64.zip	Windows on ARM, such as Snapdragon laptops

Unzip and run RCConfigurator.exe. You do not need to install .NET.

What has and has not been tested

• Tested on Windows 11 on ARM with Nilesoft Shell 1.9.18: rules applied through the engine take effect, the Explorer restart, and the detection of an installed, registered and loaded engine.
• Not exercised: the set-up button's install and registration steps, and the automatic update, because the test PC already had the current engine installed and registered.
• The x64 build has only been run under emulation.
• The builds are not code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may warn the first time you run one.