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Creates a side panel entry for windows explorer
@echo off
:: GUIDs were randomly generated using the command ``python3 -c "import uuid; print(str(uuid.uuid4()).upper())"``
set guid=C3AA96DB-679A-4D75-B53F-F9EBDFEBE6C3
set name=Seafile
set folder=%%userprofile%%\Seafile
set icon=%%programfiles(x86)%%\Seafile\bin\seafile-applet.exe,-2
:: set guid=92EB2F95-3564-4430-8022-4CAF93AB8D96
:: set name=Sync
:: set folder=%%userprofile%%\Sync
:: :: set icon=%%programfiles(x86)%%\Sync\sync-taskbar.exe
:: set icon=%%userprofile%%\AppData\Local\Programs\Sync\sync-taskbar.exe
:: set guid=31EF0692-2FBE-4285-90DB-CAAA7D57303C
:: set name=Syncthing
:: set folder=%%userprofile%%\Syncthing
:: set icon=%%programfiles%%\SyncTrayzor\default.ico
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{%guid%} /ve /t REG_SZ /d "%name%" /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{%guid%}\DefaultIcon /ve /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%icon%" /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{%guid%} /v System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree /t REG_DWORD /d 0x1 /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{%guid%} /v SortOrderIndex /t REG_DWORD /d 0x42 /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{%guid%}\InProcServer32 /ve /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d %%systemroot%%\system32\shell32.dll /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{%guid%}\Instance /v CLSID /t REG_SZ /d {0E5AAE11-A475-4c5b-AB00-C66DE400274E} /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{%guid%}\Instance\InitPropertyBag /v Attributes /t REG_DWORD /d 0x11 /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{%guid%}\Instance\InitPropertyBag /v TargetFolderPath /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "%folder%" /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{%guid%}\ShellFolder /v FolderValueFlags /t REG_DWORD /d 0x28 /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{%guid%}\ShellFolder /v Attributes /t REG_DWORD /d 0xF080004D /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{%guid%} /ve /t REG_SZ /d "%name%" /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel /v {%guid%} /t REG_DWORD /d 0x1 /f
pause
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CatzHoekk commented Aug 4, 2022

Works flawlessly (at least on Win 10 as of time of writing), used it to get a GoogleDrive entry so it neatly shows up with onedrive and dropbox.
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