Solved add a "shortcut" Cascading Desktop Context Menu

[entropy]

Hello Brink,

Instead of having shortcuts on my desktop, could I use a similar trick to add a "shortcut" Cascading Desktop Context Menu in Windows 8.1, under of which I can have all my shortcuts to applications or files?

I have a file named registry.vbs with which I open directly a key in the registry and I would like to have it in my desktop context menu as a shortcut.
I tried to put it in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell but it does not open as it is not an exe file.

Thanks in advance.
Entropy

 

[Brink]

Hello Entropy,

A .vbs file would use a bit of a different registry entry. Here's an example I use from the tutorial below for this. You can substitute with the name of your file and it's location instead.

Restore Point - Add "Create Restore Point" to Context Menu in Windows - Windows 7 Help Forums


[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Create Restore Point\command]
@="WScript C:\\Windows\\CreateRP-Success_Message.vbs"


Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[entropy]

Thank you Shawn. For once again you are brilliant!!!

Regards,
Christos

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Christos. I'm glad it could help.