Windows 10: Can I add the print command to the initial context menu of windows folders, not having to...

The streamlined context menu doesn't have the print command. Any way to add it

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How to add a Print command directly onto windows explorer primary right click context menu ...

I want to use the registry editor to add a Print command to Windows File Explorer's - right click - context menu, so I do not have to continue on to click to the Show More Option sub menu, in order to more efficiently print directly in Windows Explorer.

Now ... and pay attn here please, nice MS mod people:
- I dont want to use a third party app, or external software to reconfigure the windows explorer app.
- Do not copy/paste the usual reg edit instructs, that I added below ... please keep reading for what I want.

Please respond with a step by step registry edit to add a Print command onto the primary right click context menu ... BUT ...

PLEASE DONT JUST CUT/PASTE THE SAME INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANY REGISTRY EDIT. Please first modify these vanilla instructions so that they are HYPER SPECIFIC just for adding a Print Button onto the primary right click context menu.

This is a registry edit, so absolute clarity is essential.
I can follow instructions, but I cant follow what I have found elsewhere here, which I added below ... its an absolute mess of generalities.

Again ... I want a hyper specific reg edit instruction set to add just a Print command to the windows file explorer right click primary context menu.

Thank You

-------------- Found elsewhere in MS help pages:

Here are the steps to add an option to the Windows 11 main context menu:

1. Open the registry editor. You can do this by pressing the Win + R key combination to open the Run dialog, then type "regedit" and press Enter to open the registry editor.
   
2. Navigate to the following path: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell
   
3. Right-click on the "shell" key, select "New" > "Key".
   
4. Name the new key, which will be the name of the new option you're adding.
   
5. Right-click on the new key, select "New" > "Key".
   
6. Name the new subkey "command".
   
7. Right-click on the "command" key, select "Modify".
   
8. In the "Value data" field, enter the full path of the command you want to run. For example, if you want to run a program called "myprogram.exe", you can enter "C:\Program Files\MyProgram\myprogram.exe".
   
9. Click "OK" to save the changes.
   
10. Close the registry editor.
    

You should now see your new option in the Windows 11 main context menu.

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I dont want to run a specific app program exe, and I dont want general 'examples' ... I want to run the windows Print Command from windows file explorer right click primary context menu ... and thats all.

... do I have to say it again to be clear?

Otherwise, I would prefer to add a print icon to the ribbon ... but that be too much for MS.

 

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Locked Powershell startup command in context menu

Hi

I had thought it had resolved the problem of the 2 PowerShell scripts as I was able disable them in the context menu of startup. Unfortunately I'm not able to delete them, either in CCleaner or in the registry even though I set permissions to full control.
That said CCleaner shows them as disabled.

Have I missed something?

Hi

I had missed the section on applying full control to the command folder beneath the PowerShell one in regedit. Since I changed the permissions on the command folder as well I have now deleted the two scripts from the startup program list in the context menu.

Many thanks for your help.

K