How To Add New Menu Items to Windows Explorer Right Click Menu

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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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