Tips for adding apps to the right-click extension list on Windows 10

To do this, you will have to intervene and Regedit, set up new extensions like the following instructions.

Step 1: Press the Windows + R key combination to open the RUN window and enter Regedit to open it.

Step 2: Once Regedit is open, copy the link below to paste it into Regedit's navigation bar.

ComputerHKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryBackgroundshell

Step 3: To access the link, you will have to paste it in the navigation bar with Ctrl + V and press Enter to open it.

Step 4: When you open the Shell folder in the Registry, right-click on the shell and select New => Key.

Step 5: When you create new folders in the shell, you will have to name them correctly with the name of the application to be added.

For example, Thuthuatphanmem will add Google Chrome to the right mouse button, it will have to name it Google Chrome.

Step 6: Continue Right-click on the newly created application folder and create New => Key.

Step 7: For this new Key, by default, you have to name them Command. Once you've created a Command folder under the root directory of the application you want to open, leave it there and move on to another step.

Step 8: Right-click the application you want to add to the expanded list and select Properties.

Step 9: Now, go to the Target tag and copy the path inside. However, please omit the two quotes ('-') before the beginning and the end of the path.

Step 10: Once you have copied the path, double-click the Default (1) file in the newly created Command folder and paste the path into the Value data item (2).

Step 11: So, you have finished adding the application to the right-click extension menu on your Windows 10 computer. From now on, you can quickly open the application this way.

In this article, Tipsmake has shown you how to add applications to the expanded list of right-click. Have a nice day!

Samuel Daniel

Update 23 December 2021