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MSYS2 "Open Here" registry settings
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msys2.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\open_msys2]
@="Open MSYS2 here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\open_msys2\command]
@="c:\\msys64\\usr\\bin\\mintty.exe /bin/sh -lc 'cd \"$(cygpath \"%V\")\"; exec bash'"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open_msys2]
@="Open MSYS2 here"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open_msys2\command]
@="c:\\msys64\\usr\\bin\\mintty.exe /bin/sh -lc 'cd \"$(cygpath \"%V\")\"; exec bash'"
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Hexlord commented Sep 20, 2020

For some users...

registry file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\mingw64]
@="MinGW &64 Bash Here"
"Icon"="\"C:\\msys64\\msys2.ico\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\mingw64\command]
@="C:\\msys64\\msys2_shell.cmd -mingw64 -where \"%V/\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\mingw64]
@="MinGW &64 Bash Here"
"Icon"="\"C:\\msys64\\msys2.ico\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\mingw64\command]
@="C:\\msys64\\msys2_shell.cmd -mingw64 -where \"%V/\""

The only option that worked for me with fresh MSYS2, thank you so much

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wswind commented Nov 2, 2021

C:\\msys64\\msys2_shell.cmd -mingw64 -here works for me.

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