{"id":3721,"date":"2016-08-13T12:33:22","date_gmt":"2016-08-13T07:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=3721"},"modified":"2019-05-12T02:53:58","modified_gmt":"2019-05-12T02:53:58","slug":"add-bash-right-click-menu-folders-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/add-bash-right-click-menu-folders-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Add Bash to the Right-Click Menu for Folders in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you installed Bash in Windows 10 (Anniversary Update v1607) and wondering how to add it to the right-click menu for folders, like the built-in “Open Command window here” option? Here is a registry edit to add “Bash here” to the context menu for folders and desktop.<\/p>\n

Download bash_here.zip<\/a> and run the enclosed REG file bash_here.reg.<\/p>\n

You’ll now see “Bash here” when you right-click on the Desktop, folder or an empty area in a folder (directory background). Selecting “Bash here” would start Bash in the current directory from where the command was launched.<\/p>\n

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Contents of the REG File<\/h2>\n
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\Background\\shell\\bash]\r\n@=\"Bash here\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\Background\\shell\\bash\\command]\r\n@=\"c:\\\\windows\\\\system32\\\\bash.exe\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\shell\\bash]\r\n@=\"Bash here\"\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\shell\\bash\\command]\r\n@=\"cmd.exe \/c pushd \\\"%V\\\" && c:\\\\windows\\\\system32\\\\bash.exe\"<\/code><\/pre>\n
Note that the Windows installation drive is set as C:\\ in the REG file. If you have installed Windows in a different drive, edit the REG file using Notepad and change accordingly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So you installed Bash in Windows 10 (Anniversary Update v1607) and wondering how to add it to the right-click menu for folders, like the built-in “Open Command window here” option? 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