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Asked: 2026-06-04T18:58:31+00:00

I have successfully added my own context menu item to all files ( HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\[mycontextmenu]

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I have successfully added my own context menu item to all files (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\[mycontextmenu]) as well as to folders (HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\\[mycontextmenu]), but when I add it to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\\[mycontextmenu], it throws the error

This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel.”.`

Everything I’ve googled says to just associate a file to a specific application, I just want to execute MY application, and pass the directory that the user right-clicked in.

Any help, or links to where I can find out how to do this?

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  1. Editorial Team

    Here’s the link that shows how to do this, and the %V is the parameter to get the path where it was clicked from.

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