Show Explore from here command in context menu of drives.
This setting enables you to get the Explore from here option back in the context menu of drives.
Level: Recommended For Experts Only
Description:
Context menu is a very useful tool to make your working quite easy. You have many choices for working on a file or folder. If you want to open a drive in the explorer view but do not want to show the hierarchical position of the drive, you can use this registry setting. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If any of the subkeys \shell\explorehere\ is not present, create it as explained below. Now, change the string value of default to explore from here under explorehere key. Then, create another sub key under explorehere with the name command and change its string value default to the data explorer.exe /e,/root,%1. However, if you want to revert to the original context menu condition, delete the subkey shell. Refresh view of your system for the changes to take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
Context menu is a very useful tool to make your working quite easy. You have many choices for working on a file or folder. If you want to open a drive in the explorer view but do not want to show the hierarchical position of the drive, you can use this registry setting. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If any of the subkeys \shell\explorehere\ is not present, create it as explained below. Now, change the string value of default to explore from here under explorehere key. Then, create another sub key under explorehere with the name command and change its string value default to the data explorer.exe /e,/root,%1. However, if you want to revert to the original context menu condition, delete the subkey shell. Refresh view of your system for the changes to take effect. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
Screenshots
First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Second, go to the <b>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\]</b> key, right-click and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "ExploreHere".
Third, right-click on the "Default" String value and click on "Modify".
Fourth, enter the value "Explore From Here" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Fifth, go to the <b>[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\ExploreHere\]</b> key, right-click and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "Command".
Sixth, right-click on the "Default" String value and click on "Modify".
Finally, enter the value "explorer.exe /e,/root,%1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\]
- Location: Root
- Value Name: Shell
- Data Type: Key
- Action Type: Add an Entry
- Path: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\]
- Location: Root
- Value Name: ExploreHere
- Data Type: Key
- Action Type: Add an Entry
- Path: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\ExploreHere\]
- Location: Root
- Value Name: Default
- Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
- Action Type: Modified
- Path: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\ExploreHere\]
- Location: Root
- Value Name: Command
- Data Type: Key
- Action Type: Add an Entry
- Path: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\ExploreHere\Command\]
- Location: Root
- Value Name: Default
- Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
- Action Type: Modified
Tweak Library Terms
- back to top- Application Paths
- Authentication
- Auto Play
- Browser
- Console
- Control Panel
- CPU
- Desktop
- Display
- Error Reporting
- Explorer
- File System
- Files and Folders
- Firewall
- Fonts and Icons
- General Info
- Group Policies
- Hardware
- Input/Output Devices
- Installations
- Internet Explorer
- Memory Settings
- Messenger
- Microsoft Office
- Networks Cards
- Network Internet Connections
- Other Programs
- Outlook and Outlook Express
- Performance Settings
- Product Updates
- Scheduler
- Search
- Security
- Services
- Sound and Video Controllers
- Start Menu
- Startup and Shutdown
- Storage Devices
- System
- System Restore
- System Settings
- Taskbar
- User Interface
- Windows Applications
- Windows Firewall
- Windows Media Player
- Winzip
Recommended:
Contact Us
|
Privacy Policy
|
Site Map
Copyright © Uniblue Systems Limited 2007. All rights reserved.