{"id":3774,"date":"2016-12-28T15:56:05","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T10:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=3774"},"modified":"2021-05-25T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T09:26:58","slug":"copy-as-path-always-show-right-click-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/copy-as-path-always-show-right-click-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Show “Copy as Path” Always in Right-Click Menu Without Shift Key"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post tells you how to always show the Copy Path option in the right-click menu by default in Windows 10, without needing to press Shift<\/kbd>\u00a0every time.<\/em><\/p>\n

The much useful “Copy as Path” built-in context menu exists in all versions of Windows. It’s an extended command which means you need to hold down the Shift<\/kbd> key to access the extended menu item. Press and hold Shift<\/kbd>, and right-click on a file or folder. Click “Copy as Path option” in the context menu. The object’s (file or folder) full path is now copied to the Clipboard.<\/p>\n

Here is how the standard “Copy as Path” option appears.<\/p>\n

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Copy as path right-click menu with Shift pressed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Always Show “Copy as Path” in the Right-click Menu<\/h2>\n

If you frequently use Copy as Path, having to access it by pressing the Shift<\/kbd> key every time can be annoying like hell. There is a registry tweak to show the menu by default without having to press the Shift<\/kbd>\u00a0key down.<\/p>\n

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  1. Copy the following lines to Notepad.\n
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00\r\n\r\n;Show Copy as Path always in the right-click menu, without pressing SHIFT\r\n;Ramesh Srinivasan, Winhelponline.com\r\n\r\n[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Allfilesystemobjects\\shell\\windows.copyaspath]\r\n@=\"Copy &as path\"\r\n\"Icon\"=\"imageres.dll,-5302\"\r\n\"InvokeCommandOnSelection\"=dword:00000001\r\n\"VerbHandler\"=\"{f3d06e7c-1e45-4a26-847e-f9fcdee59be0}\"\r\n\"VerbName\"=\"copyaspath\"\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
  2. Save the file as copyaspath.reg<\/code> – see also How to use .REG files<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Double-click the registry file to run it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Here is how the new “Copy as path” command appears in the context menu of a file or folder.<\/p>\n
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    Copy as Path menu option without using Shift.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
    (The above registry tweak is based on the article How to Add a Ribbon Command to Right-click Menu<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n
    Optionally, you can customize the menu icon by editing the “Icon” path in the REG file or the registry directly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
    This post tells you how to always show the Copy Path option in the right-click menu by default in Windows 10, without needing to press Shift\u00a0every time. The much useful “Copy as Path” built-in context menu exists in all versions of Windows. It’s an extended command which means you need to hold down the Shift … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[441],"class_list":["post-3774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-10","tag-registry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":275,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/add-copy-as-path-right-click-menu-in-xp\/","url_meta":{"origin":3774,"position":0},"title":"How to Add “Copy as Path” to Right Click Menu in Windows XP","author":"Ramesh","date":"May 10, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Windows Vista and higher already include the useful Copy as Path option in the context menu, which helps you quickly copy the complete path of the selected file(s) or folder(s) to the Clipboard. 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