{"id":5031,"date":"2016-12-29T12:09:30","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T06:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=5031"},"modified":"2021-05-24T19:29:30","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T13:59:30","slug":"ribbon-command-right-click-menu-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/ribbon-command-right-click-menu-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add a Ribbon Command to Right-click Menu in Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ribbon UI consists of a command bar with a series of tabs. Each tab contains a set of commands such as Cut, Copy, Paste, etc. Ribbon UI was first introduced in Office 2007. Then it was included in File Explorer in Windows 8 and Windows 10.<\/p>\n

This article explains how to add any Ribbon command from File Explorer to the right-click menu for files or folders.<\/p>\n

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File Explorer Ribbon UI<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The standard tabs in the File Explorer Ribbon are File, Home, Share, and View — each containing a set of commands. Besides these standard tabs, additional contextual tab(s) appears dynamically, based on the type of file you select in a folder. In Windows 10, the registry entries for each Ribbon command are stored under the “CommandStore” registry key.<\/p>\n

To access the CommandStore key, start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and go to the following branch:<\/p>\n

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\CommandStore\\shell<\/pre>\n
See also:<\/strong> Using RegJump to Quickly Jump to a Registry Path<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n
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Each subkey corresponds to a Ribbon command in File Explorer. For example, the key “Windows.PermanentDelete” powers the “Permanently Delete” command, which is a sub-command under “Delete” in the Ribbon UI.<\/p>\n
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You can add this item or any other Ribbon command<\/strong> to the right-click menu by tweaking the registry.<\/p>\n
Example 1: Add “Permanently Delete” command to right-click menu<\/h2>\n
To add “Permanently Delete” option to the context menu for files, you need to copy the following key:<\/p>\n
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\CommandStore\\shell\\Windows.PermanentDelete<\/pre>\n
to the following key:<\/p>\n
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\*\\shell\\Windows.PermanentDelete<\/pre>\n
This can be done by exporting the 1st key to a .REG file (via File – Export command in the Registry Editor). Then, edit the file with Notepad and change the following path:<\/p>\n
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer\\CommandStore\\shell\\Windows.PermanentDelete<\/pre>\n
to<\/p>\n
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\*\\shell\\Windows.PermanentDelete<\/pre>\n
Save the REG file and double-click to run it.\u00a0This adds the “Permanently Delete” option to the right-click menu for all files.<\/p>\n
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Quick Tip:<\/strong> You can set this key only on a per-file type basis or for all file types, folders, or both files & folders. However, it makes perfect sense to add the “Delete Permanently” command only for (all) files. Adding it to Folders will work, but there is always a risk of accidental deletion of an entire folder — but it’s your call.<\/p>\n
To add the Ribbon command for folders, you’d copy it to the following branch:<\/p>\n
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\shell<\/pre>\n
To implement it for both files and folders, add it here:<\/p>\n
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\AllFileSystemObjects\\shell<\/pre>\n
Example 2: Add “Copy as Path” to the right-click menu<\/h2>\n
By bringing the “Copy as Path” ribbon command to the right-click menu, you can make the “Copy as Path” right-click option appear by default without having to press the SHIFT<\/code> key when right-clicking.<\/p>\n
Note that the standard “Copy as Path” extended menu command would still show up if using the SHIFT key. So when using SHIFT<\/code> right-click on a file, there will essentially be two “Copy as Path” commands.<\/p>\n
For more information, check out the following article: Show “Copy as Path” Always in Right-Click Menu Without Shift Key<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ribbon UI consists of a command bar with a series of tabs. Each tab contains a set of commands such as Cut, Copy, Paste, etc. Ribbon UI was first introduced in Office 2007. Then it was included in File Explorer in Windows 8 and Windows 10. 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