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Luciansb
Mar 18, 2026Iron Contributor
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, ...
BlazeWild
Mar 25, 2026Iron Contributor
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.