{"id":1028,"date":"2007-03-09T12:18:44","date_gmt":"2007-03-09T06:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=1028"},"modified":"2022-10-15T19:06:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-15T13:36:58","slug":"open-file-location-missing-right-click-shortcut-windows-7-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/open-file-location-missing-right-click-shortcut-windows-7-vista\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Open File Location&#8221; Missing in Right-Click Menu for Shortcuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you right-click on a shortcut (.lnk file), the option <b>Open file location<\/b> may be missing from the right-click menu. This happens if the\u00a0<b><i>IsShortcut<\/i><\/b> registry value for .lnk files (<i>Shortcuts<\/i>) is deleted\u00a0in an attempt to hide the overlay icon\u00a0in\u00a0shortcuts.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>To resolve the problem, re-create the <b>IsShortcut<\/b> registry value.<\/p>\n<h2>Method 1<\/h2>\n<p>Download and apply the <b>.lnk<\/b> file association fix for your Operating System:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/file-asso-fixes-for-windows-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">File Association Fixes for Windows Vista<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/file-asso-fixes-for-windows-7\/\">File Association Fixes for Windows 7<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/file-asso-fixes-for-windows-8\/\">File Association Fixes for Windows 8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/file-association-fixes-windows-10\/\">File Association Fixes for Windows 10<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Method 2<\/h2>\n<p>Click Start, type <b>regedit.exe<\/b> and press {ENTER}<\/p>\n<p>Navigate to the following key:<\/p>\n<pre>HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\lnkfile<\/pre>\n<p>In the right-pane, create a String value (REG_SZ) named <b>IsShortcut<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Exit the Registry Editor, and restart Windows.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Note<\/h2>\n<p>For a proper way to remove the shortcut arrow in Windows, see the article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/remove-modify-shortcut-overlay-windows\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to remove or modify the Shortcut overlay in Windows?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you right-click on a shortcut (.lnk file), the option Open file location may be missing from the right-click menu. 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