Select full file name when renaming on Windows

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00:00 Select Full File Name When Renaming On Windows
00:23 Accepted Answer Score 10
00:47 Answer 2 Score 2
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 10

Well, sure, if you're willing to go third-party.

#IfWinActive, ahk_class CabinetWClass
F2::Send {F2}^a
#IfWinActive

In the AutoHotKey scripting language. If you, for whatever reason, don't want to/can't install autohotkey, give me a shout in the comments and I'll compile a script containing that so it can run on it's own (and should not have any requirements such as .net)

ANSWER 2

Score 2

Just type Ctrl + a — to select all text in the field — before typing a new file name.

This is practically no extra work at all since you are already going to have to type something.