How to Add items in the Right Click Menu of files and folders

Adding items in the right click menu of files and folders is easy with the help of registry. You just need to create few new keys of the items that you want to create in the right click. Open the Registry. It’s always safe to backup the registry as editing registry is always dangerous if you are not fully aware.


Lets suppose that you want to add Notepad to the right click menu of the files and the folders. Here are the steps how to do it:


For Folder right Click menu:


• Open the Registry.
• Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder
• Now You have to create new shell key. Right click the * key.
• Choose New > Key and give it a name “Notepad”. Because that’s what we are going to see in the right click menu.
• Now right click the new Key and create another key named as “Command”.
• Now in the right hand, Double Click “Default” and enter “Notepad.exe” as Value.


Now by doing this you added “Notepad” in the right click menu of the folders. Now close the registry and refresh and right click a folder to see if notepad is coming or not.


For Files right Click menu:


• Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*
• Expand * key . If the shell exist follow the same procedure as folders.
• Suppose it doesn’t then right click * key. Choose New > Key and name it Notepad.
• Now Continue the rest of procedure as folders.


Once done Notepad will appear on all the files right click menu items.