How To Add New Menu Items to Windows Explorer Right Click Menu
July 25th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under
Gili has put together a nice clear guide on hos to add add add Move to Folder and Copy to Folder items to Windows Explorer right click menu. It requires a few registry changes, so please don’t even start making the necessary changes if you’re not comfortable editing your registry!
- Before starting, backup your operating system registry file. Use instructions provided in section 2 here.
- Click Start.
- Vista users: in the Start Search type Regedit to open your Registry Editor.
- XP users: Click Run, then type Regedit to open your Registry Editor.
- Browse to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers.
- Right Click and select New and then Key. Name the key Copy To.
- From the right hand side right click on the subkey named Default and select Modify.
- In the Value data field enter the following string: {C2FBB630-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
- Browse to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
- Right Click and select New and then Key. Name the key Move To.
- From the right hand side right click on the subkey named Default and select Modify.
- In the Value data field enter the following string: {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}
- Click OK
- Close the Registry Editor
The Copy To Folder and Move To Folder options will appear when right clicking a file or folder in Windows Explorer.
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