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I know that you can get this option when you Shift+right-click, but I don't want to hold down Shift to see this option.

For instance, when Git installs on Windows, I don't have to Shift+right-click to see the "Open Git bash here", as it shows up just on right clicks as well.

Checking registry, I see that under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\git_shell\command the default value "C:\Program Files\Git\git-bash.exe" "--cd=%1"

Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Powershell\command the default value is: powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%V'.

So I figure that if I set the default entry under a custom location HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PowershellHere\command to be powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%1', I would see the PowerShell option in the right-click menu, but it didn't work :(

What can I do?

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Create a new registry key here:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowershellHere

(for the (Default) value you can leave it blank or add &PowershellHere and you could use right-click then the letter p as a hot key.)

Create another registry key here: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowershellHere\command

Give the (Default) string the value of:

powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location -literalPath '%V'

or

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location -literalPath '%V'

Alternately, you can hijack the existing key at: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Powershell by deleting the Extended and NoWorkingDirectory subkeys (however you will need to start regedit with administrative privileges.

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  • This is exactly the file I used. PowerShell still doesn't show up in the menu options. Commented Jan 24, 2018 at 0:05
  • Just remove the information that doesn’t apply and delete the comments Commented Jan 24, 2018 at 0:48
  • This seems to work at least in terms of showing up the PowerShellHere option upon right click. When I actually tried to click on the menu option, it gave me an error saying that it doesn't have a command associated with it, but I think that was because it wants a sub-key named cmd and not command as you have in your answer. But I think there's a better way of doing this based on this answer: superuser.com/a/579691/298477 Commented Jan 24, 2018 at 0:51
  • I'll update your answer, for you to see what I mean! Give me 5 minutes. Commented Jan 24, 2018 at 0:51
  • Okay, updated your answer. See what you think of it. Basically, I think the values Extended and NoWorkingDirectory are under a different location than in Windows Vista, which the old answer was based on. The principle still applies (in terms of removing them). Also, I think you have to do some permission stuff? Commented Jan 24, 2018 at 0:58
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Run this in Powershell to add Context Menus

This approach yields a right-click context menu that works both on folders, and in the background of folders to achieve a menu looking like this:

Powershell Context menu

  1. Run an Administrative Powershell prompt
  2. Paste the following commands:
reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PowershellConsoleHere" /f
reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowershellConsoleHere" /f
reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open" /f
reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas" /f


######## Add “Powershell Console Here” options to context menu

#### Right-Click Folder context menu

reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PowershellConsoleHere" /v MUIVerb /t REG_SZ /d "Powershell" /f
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PowershellConsoleHere" /v Icon /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\PowershellConsoleHere" /v ExtendedSubCommandsKey /t REG_SZ /d "Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell" /f

#### Right-Click Background context menu

reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowershellConsoleHere" /v MUIVerb /t REG_SZ /d "Powershell" /f
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowershellConsoleHere" /v Icon /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\PowershellConsoleHere" /v ExtendedSubCommandsKey /t REG_SZ /d "Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell" /f

### Create sub-context menu options
##  Sub-context menu option: Console
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open" /v MUIVerb /t REG_SZ /d "Console" /f
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open" /v Icon /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f

# Set default key value "(Default)"
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open\command" /f /ve /d "powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%V'"

##  Sub-context menu option: Elevated Console
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas" /v MUIVerb /t REG_SZ /d "Elevated Console" /f
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas" /v Icon /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas" /v HasLUAShield /t REG_SZ /d "" /f

# Set default key value "(Default)"
reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas\command" /f /ve /d "powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%V'"

This is based on the MSDN blog article Enhancing the “Open Command Prompt here” Context Menu experience

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Here is the reg file I use to add Powershell commands to the Background menu in Windows 10;

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

;Add_Open_Powershell_to_Context_Menu.reg

;Right-Click Background only

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\02MenuPowerShell]
"MUIVerb"="PowerShell Prompts"
"Icon"="powershell.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\Background\\ContextMenus\\MenuPowerShell"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\02MenuPowerShell]
"MUIVerb"="PowerShell Prompts"
"Icon"="powershell.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\Background\\ContextMenus\\MenuPowerShell"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open]
"MUIVerb"="PowerShell"
"Icon"="powershell.exe"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\open\command]
@="powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%V'"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas]
"MUIVerb"="PowerShell Elevated"
"Icon"="powershell.exe"
"HasLUAShield"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\ContextMenus\MenuPowerShell\shell\runas\command]
@="powershell.exe -noexit -command Set-Location '%V'"
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  • The first two [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\02MenuPowerShell] sections are duplicated... Commented Jun 4, 2019 at 20:45
  • This is good. It creates a right-click sub-menu with an option for a regular console, and an elevated console. But it doesn't work on clicking folders themselves (only the background when in a folder in Explorer). Commented Jun 4, 2019 at 20:58
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You can use this awesome library

https://github.com/kerol2r20/Windows-terminal-context-menu

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