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Registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\notepad\command
Parameter: Default
Type: string
Description:
Create this subkey and set its value to "notepad.exe %1" to add notepad into any file context menu.


Registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Explore from here\command
Parameter: Default
Type: string
Description:
Create this subkey and set its value to "explorer.exe /e,/root,/idlist,%i" to add the Explore From Here command to folder context menu.


Registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
Parameter: NoViewContextMenu
Type: string
Description:
To remove the right-click context menu on the desktop or in the Explorer set this value to 1.


Registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Unknown\Shell\Open in Notepad\Command
Parameter: Default
Type: string
Description:
To add "Open in Notepad" command to the pop-up menu of files of "Unknown" type, create this subkey and set parameter to "C:\Windows\Notepad.exe %1". You can add any command applied to files of unknown type by inserting instead of "Open in notepad" your own command name and typing a string to execute in the (Default) parameter.


Registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Command prompt here\command
Parameter: Default
Type: string
Description:
To easy run Command Prompt in any folder with two clicks in explorer simply create this key and set the value to "command.com /k cd "%1"" in Windows 9x or to "cmd.exe /k cd "%1"" in Windows NT/2000/XP. This will add a new command "Command prompt here" to the right-clik popup menu.


Registry key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\QuickView
Parameter: Default
Type: string
Description:
Create this key to add QuickView to the context menu of all files. QuickView should be installed on your PC.




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