Context Menu

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The Right Click Menu or the Context Menu is the menu, which appears, when you right-click on the desktop or a file or folder in Windows.

This menu gives you added functionality by offering you actions you can take with the item.

Most programs like to stuff their commands in this menu.

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1. Right-Click on Files

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Launching a Batch File

Registry value (REG file)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\<Action Name>]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\<Action Name>\command]
@="\"C:\\Scripts\\MyScript.cmd\" \"%1""

%1 is optional; it allows transferring the file path to the script as argument

 

MyScript.cmd

@echo Action to the file %1 in progress…
pause

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Launching a VBScript File

Registry value (REG file)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\<Action Name>]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\<Action Name>\command]
@="Cscript \"C:\\Scripts\\MyScript.vbs\" \"%1""

%1 is optional; it allows transferring the file path to the script as argument

 

MyScript.vbs

Set Args = WScript.Arguments
MsgBox(“Start action on the file ”&Args(0))

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2. Right-Click on Folders

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Launching a Batch File

Registry value (REG file)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\<Action Name>]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\<Action Name>\command]
@="\"C:\\Scripts\\MyScript.cmd\" \"%1""

%1 is optional; it allows transferring the folder path to the script as argument

 

MyScript.cmd

@echo Action to the folder %1 in progress…
pause

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Launching a VBScript File

Registry value (REG file)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\<Action Name>]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\<Action Name>\command]
@="Cscript \"C:\\Scripts\\MyScript.vbs\" \"%1""

%1 is optional; it allows transferring the folder path to the script as argument

 

MyScript.vbs

Set Args = WScript.Arguments
MsgBox(“Start action on the folder ”&Args(0))

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3. Right-Click on Background

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Launching a Batch File

Registry value (REG file)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\<Action Name>]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\<Action Name>\command]
@="\"C:\\Scripts\\MyScript.cmd\" \"%1""

%1 is optional; it allows transferring the folder path to the script as argument

 

MyScript.cmd

@echo Action to the folder %1 in progress…
pause

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Launching a VBScript File

Registry value (REG file)

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\<Action Name>]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\<Action Name>\command]
@="Cscript \"C:\\Scripts\\MyScript.vbs\" \"%1""

%1 is optional; it allows transferring the folder path to the script as argument

 

MyScript.vbs

Set Args = WScript.Arguments
MsgBox(“Start action on the folder ”&Args(0))