How to add the Open Powershell Here option to the context menu on Windows

Microsoft introduced Powershell on Windows XP and has been "welcomed" by many users. Windows Powershell is the most powerful 'automatic' Windows tool that Microsoft provides, and it's not as boring as the Command Prompt.

To open and use Powershell faster and easier when needed, you can add the 'open Powershell here' option to the context menu - when you right-click. In the following article, Network Administrator will show you how to add the 'open Powershell here' option to the context menu on the Windows operating system.

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Add the Open Powershell Here option to the context menu on Windows

To add the Open Powershell Here option to the context menu on Windows, follow the steps below:

1. To add the "open Powershell here" option to the context menu, you must edit the Windows Registry Editor.

To do this, first press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run command window, then enter "regedit" there and press Enter to open the Windows Registry Editor window.

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2. On the Registry Editor window, in the left pane, navigate to the key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshell

3. Next right-click the "shell" key and select New => Key . Name this new key 'powershell' .

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4. Once done, right-click on the value Default in the right pane and select Modify.

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5. This time on the screen displays the Edit String window. Here you enter "Open PowerShell Here" into the Value Data box and then click OK to close the window. This will display the Open PowerShell Here option when you right-click to open the context menu.

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6. Next right-click on the sub key named Powershell , select New => Key to create a new sub key named " command".

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7. Right-click the value Default in the sub-key Command and select Modify.

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8. Now on the screen continue to display the Edit string window. Here you enter the path below into the Value Data box and then click OK to close the window:

C: Windowssystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0powershell.exe -NoExit -Command Set-Location -LiteralPath '% L'

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Note:

If your Windows installation drive is not a C drive, then you will have to change the drive in the above path. If you are using the Powershell version higher than version 1.0, then you will also have to change the version number (v1.0).

To "confirm" the version of Powershell you are using, navigate to C: WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShell .

Finally close the Windows Registry Editor window and complete the process.

From now on whenever you want to open the Powershell window on your favorite folder or on the Desktop, just right-click it and select the "Open Powershell here" option from the context menu.

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Work on to open the Powershell window at the location you requested, and you can do whatever you want with Powershell.

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Good luck!