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Can I create a custom keyboard shortcut for an action in File Explorer?
I sometimes need to edit the metadata in a folder of music files for an album I've ripped or downloaded. It can be tedious editing individual files for song title, composer credits and track number, ...
Yes — the easiest way is usually AutoHotkey. I’ve done similar things for annoying right-click menu actions, and it works much better than hunting through Explorer menus every time.
Basic idea: make a hotkey that sends the menu key / Shift+F10, then the keys needed to open the dBdpoweramp > Edit ID Tags command. Windows will remember it fine even if you change keyboards, because the shortcut is saved in software, not in the keyboard itself.