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Registry script to add windows terminal with cmd, powershell and ubuntu profiles to the explorer context menu with normal and admin permissions. To use, replace <Username> with your username
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Windows terminal
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminal"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminal"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\LibraryFolder\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminal"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminal"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminal"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\CMD\shell\open]
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5323"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\CMD\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Users\\<Username>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\wt.exe -p \"cmd\" -d ."
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\CMD\shell\runas]
"HasLUAShield"=""
"MUIVerb"="Sudo"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5324"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\CMD\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /c pushd \"%V\" & start wt -p \"cmd\" -d ."
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\CMD]
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\CMD"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5323"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Powershell]
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\Powershell"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5372"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Ubuntu]
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\Ubuntu"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_2004.2020.424.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\\ubuntu.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Powershell\shell\open]
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5372"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Powershell\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Users\\<Username>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\wt.exe -p \"Windows PowerShell\" -d ."
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Powershell\shell\runas]
"HasLUAShield"=""
"MUIVerb"="Sudo"
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5373"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Powershell\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /c pushd \"%V\" & start wt -p \"Windows PowerShell\" -d ."
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Ubuntu\shell\open]
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_2004.2020.424.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\\ubuntu.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Ubuntu\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\Users\\<Username>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\wt.exe -p \"Ubuntu\" -d ."
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Ubuntu\shell\runas]
"HasLUAShield"=""
"MUIVerb"="Sudo"
"Icon"="C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_2004.2020.424.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\ubuntu.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Ubuntu\shell\runas\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /c pushd \"%V\" & start wt -p \"Ubuntu\" -d ."
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Windows terminal
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminal"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminal"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\LibraryFolder\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminal"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminal"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminal"
; Windows Terminal SUDO
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal (Admin)"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal (Admin)"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\LibraryFolder\shell\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal (Admin)"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal (Admin)"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo]
"MUIVerb"="Windows Terminal (Admin)"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\Microsoft.WindowsTerminal_1.0.1401.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\\WindowsTerminal.exe"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"="Directory\\ContextMenus\\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo"
; Subcommands
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\CMD]
"MUIVerb"="CMD"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"=-
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5323"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\CMD\command]
@="C:\\Users\\<Username>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\wt.exe -p \"Command Prompt\" -d ."
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Powershell]
"MUIVerb"="Windows PowerShell"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"=-
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5372"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Powershell\command]
@="C:\\Users\\<Username>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\wt.exe -p \"Windows PowerShell\" -d ."
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Ubuntu]
"MUIVerb"="Ubuntu"
"ExtendedSubCommandsKey"=-
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_2004.2020.424.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\\ubuntu.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Ubuntu\command]
@="C:\\Users\\<Username>\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\wt.exe -p \"Ubuntu\" -d ."
; Subcommands Sudo
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\CMD]
"MUIVerb"="CMD"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5324"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\CMD]
@="cmd.exe /s /c pushd \"%V\" & start wt -p \"Command Prompt\" -d ."
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\Powershell]
"MUIVerb"="Windows PowerShell"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="imageres.dll,-5373"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\Powershell\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /c pushd \"%V\" & start wt -p \"Windows PowerShell\" -d ."
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\Ubuntu]
"MUIVerb"="Ubuntu"
"HasLUAShield"=""
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_2004.2020.424.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\\ubuntu.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\Ubuntu\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /c pushd \"%V\" & start wt -p \"Ubuntu\" -d ."
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Windows terminal
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\LibraryFolder\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
; Windows Terminal SUDO
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\LibraryFolder\shell\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo]
; Subcommands
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\CMD]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\CMD\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Powershell]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Powershell\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Ubuntu]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Ubuntu\command]
; Subcommands Sudo
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\CMD]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\CMD]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\Powershell]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\Powershell\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\Ubuntu]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminalSudo\shell\Ubuntu\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\LibraryFolder\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\MenuWindowsTerminal]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\CMD\shell\open]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\CMD\shell\open\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\CMD\shell\runas]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\CMD\shell\runas\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Powershell]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\MenuWindowsTerminal\shell\Ubuntu]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Powershell\shell\open]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Powershell\shell\open\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Powershell\shell\runas]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Powershell\shell\runas\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Ubuntu\shell\open]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Ubuntu\shell\open\command]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Ubuntu\shell\runas]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\ContextMenus\Ubuntu\shell\runas\command]
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I updated the paths for the current versions

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@OmegaRogue can you also add a remove.reg to remove the context menu from registry. just in case someone wants it.

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