Windows Context Menu Registry Add Guide

Windows Context Menu Registry Add Guide

Model: Claude
Difficulty: Intermediate
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context menucustomizationITregistryWindows

โ€” Prompt โ€”

Write a guide to adding a custom right-click context menu item in Windows Explorer for [action/app]. Include: regedit steps, backup, and how to remove later.

Why It Works

Enables productivity shortcuts or internal tools for all usersโ€”no third-party needed.

Example Output

Action: Open CMD here. Steps: HKCRDirectoryshell. Value: cmd.exe /k cd %1. Undo: Delete reg key.