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Add any application to your Desktop Context Menu in Windows

If you frequently use some applications, and want to access it without adding some extra icons to your desktop, this simple registry trick can help you. With this one you can add any application to your desktop context menu or you can say the right click menu on the desktop. So , here we go with the steps: 1. Goto Run and type regedit and hit Enter. 2. On the left hand side, browse for the following: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell 3. Create a new key under the shell key, the name will be exactly what is going to show up on the desktop menu. Right-click on the “shell” key, and then choose New \ Key from the menu. 4. Give the new key the name that you want to show up on the desktop context menu. For this example we’ll be using Notepad. 5. Next you’ll need to create the command key that will actually hold the command used to launch the application. Right-click on the new Notepad key, and then choose New \ Key from the menu. Give this key the ...