![]() ![]() This second method allows you to achieve the same thing as method 1 but requires you to do some registry edits. METHOD 2, Registry Hack: How to add programs, folders, files, and websites to Windows right-click context menu Using this method, you can add any and all programs, files, folders, and websites to the right-click context menu. Then select the Remove option, and click Yes on the confirmation dialog box which opens. Click the Show items Displayed on Context Menu and Folders Context Menu option. You can remove items from the context menu by selecting the Remove items from menu tab. When you right-click the desktop the context menu will then include a file and folder shortcut. Then select the same options as you did for the folder shortcut. Click the Search option to select a suitable file. To add document files, you should select the respective option from under Item type to add. ![]() You can add files, programs, and website to the context menu in much the same way. Click on the shortcut to open the folder! Then a folder shortcut is included on the context menu as in the shot below. Right-click the desktop to open the context menu. ![]() ![]() Click OK on the confirmation dialog box which opens. That is unless you press the Shift key when you right-click the desktop to open the context menu.Īt the bottom of the window select the Add to Desktop Context Menu and to Folders Context Menu option. If you select this check-box the shortcut is not included on the context menu. The Show only when SHIFT key is pressed is another option to note. Below that there is a Position on Menu drop-down list from where you can select to add the shortcut to the top, middle or bottom of the context menu. Browse for and choose a folder to add to the context menu. Click on the Folder check-box, and then select the Choose Folder option. Then run the Right Click Context Menu Adder 2.0.exe file to open the software window below (you may need to run as admin).įrom the software window select the Add items to menu tab. Once download it, you should extract the archive file. NET Framework 3.5 or are on Windows XP, then you may want to skip down to method 2 below in this guide. You can try it on Windows XP but XP is not officially supported. NET Framework 3.5 and officially supported Windows Vista, 7, and 8. To download the software, check out its Softpedia page. Right Click Context Menu Adder 2.0 is a suitable software package which includes options that adds programs, files and folders to the right-click context menu. That said, let’s begin… METHOD 1, GUI: How to add programs, folders, files, and websites to Windows right-click context menu This method is recommended only for people comfortable working in the registry. The second method is using registry hacks no download is required for this second method but it is harder to do. It is recommended most people use this method. The first method is using a third-party freeware program with a GUI. BEFORE WE BEGINīefore we go forward, let me clarify that there are two methods to add stuff into the right-click context menu. In other words, you can add your favorite or commonly used programs, folders, files, and/or websites and easily run/open them directly from the right-click context menu. In this article, we will show you how to add any program, folder, file, and/or website to the right-click context menu for easy access. It is a very useful menu that can be made to be even more useful if you know the right tricks. The right-click context menu for Windows is the one that pops up with your right-click while on your desktop or browsing files/folders in Windows Explorer. ![]()
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