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PeaZip

Version documented: 9.7.0 Installer type: .exe (NSIS) / Portable Hives written: HKCU, HKLM, HKCR

📁 Registry Paths

Path Hive Purpose
SOFTWARE\PeaZip HKLM Installation metadata
SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PeaZip HKLM Uninstall entry
HKCR\.zip\OpenWithProgIds\PeaZip HKCR .zip association
HKCR\.7z\OpenWithProgIds\PeaZip HKCR .7z association
HKCR\.tar\OpenWithProgIds\PeaZip HKCR .tar association
HKCR\PeaZip HKCR ProgID definition
HKCR\*\shell\PeaZip HKCR Explorer context menu

🔑 Keys

HKLM\SOFTWARE\PeaZip

Value Name Type Example Data Description
InstallDir REG_SZ C:\Program Files\PeaZip Installation directory
Version REG_SZ 9.7.0 Installed version

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\PeaZip

Value Name Type Example Data Description
DisplayName REG_SZ PeaZip 9.7.0 Display name
DisplayVersion REG_SZ 9.7.0 Version
Publisher REG_SZ Giorgio Tani Publisher
InstallLocation REG_SZ C:\Program Files\PeaZip Install path
UninstallString REG_SZ "...\unins000.exe" Uninstaller

HKCR\PeaZip

Value Name Type Example Data Description
(Default) REG_SZ PeaZip Archive Friendly type name
shell\open\command (Default) REG_SZ "peazip.exe" "%1" Open command

HKCR*\shell\PeaZip

Value Name Type Example Data Description
(Default) REG_SZ Open with PeaZip Context menu label
command (Default) REG_SZ "peazip.exe" "%1" Shell command

📝 Notes

  • PeaZip supports 200+ archive formats. File associations are registered selectively based on what's configured during install.
  • The context menu entries (HKCR\*\shell\PeaZip, HKCR\Directory\shell\PeaZip) provide Extract Here and Add to Archive options.
  • Portable version writes no registry keys; settings go to res\conf\peazip.cfg.
# Remove PeaZip Explorer context menu without uninstalling
Remove-Item -Path "HKCR:\*\shell\PeaZip" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKCR:\Directory\shell\PeaZip" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

🗑️ Cleanup

# Remove PeaZip installation and file associations
Remove-Item -Path "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\PeaZip" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKCR:\PeaZip" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKCR:\*\shell\PeaZip" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKCR:\Directory\shell\PeaZip" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
foreach ($ext in @('.zip','.7z','.tar','.gz','.bz2','.rar')) {
    Remove-ItemProperty "HKCR:\$ext\OpenWithProgIds" -Name "PeaZip" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}

📦 Package Managers

Manager ID / Command
winget winget install Giorgiotani.Peazip
Chocolatey choco install peazip
Scoop scoop install extras/peazip