PowerRename icon duplicate on context menu

[USSWashington]

Microsoft PowerToys version

0.88.0

Installation method

PowerToys auto-update

Running as admin

Yes

Area(s) with issue?

PowerRename

Steps to reproduce

I'm running Windows 11 with the extended context menu registry edit, so that on right click, the "extended" context menu is the default as it was on Windows 10.
The PowerRename icon is duplicated, instead of there being only one instance of it

I tried the "Show PowerRename in 'context menu only'", but that made the icon disappear entirely.

Bug Report:
PowerToysReport_2025-02-20-23-42-29.zip

✔️ Expected Behavior

Only one PowerRename icon.

❌ Actual Behavior

Duplicated PowerRename icon.

Other Software

No response

[CCarmichael89]

I've also got this issue, but in addition to duplicate entries for PowerRename I've got a duplicate entry for "Unlock with File Locksmith"

[yttriumz]

Same issue here.

[aconverse]

This was happening to me. I was at least able to find a work around. (Version 0.95.1)

Attempts to mitigate that didn't work:

• Disabling and renenabling PowerRename
• Adjusting swapping the "Show PowerRename in" setting
• Uninstalling and reinstalling PowerToys entirely

What did work for me:

• Using NirSoft ShellExView to disable the "PowerRename Shell Extension". Then logging out and back in.

This both lets me work around the issue, and seems to suggest the old shell extension is responsible for one entry and something else (the new style menu extension?) is responsible for the other.

The same trick worked for File Locksmith.