Windows 10: Open Location context menu - Add or Remove in Windows 10

How to: Open Location context menu - Add or Remove in Windows 10

Add or Remove 'Open file location' and 'Open folder location' Context Menu in Windows 10


When you right click or press and hold on a shortcut of a file, shortcut of a folder, file or folder in search results, or a file or folder in a library in File Explorer, you can click/tap on the Open file location or Open folder location context menu item to open the source location of the file or folder with the file or folder selected.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the 'Open file location' and 'Open folder location' context menu for all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add or remove the 'Open file location' and 'Open folder location' context menu.


EXAMPLE: "Open file location" and "Open folder location" context menu











Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add "Open file location" and "Open folder location" Context Menu
*note This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Open_Location_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Remove "Open file location" and "Open folder location" Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Open_Location_context_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn

:)

 

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Why has Windows 10 all of a sudden stop letting me create new folders ?

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I'm afraid that this is only for File Explorer instead. *Sad

 

cool brink i like it *Cool

 

Just found the solution on another topic of yours: Open File Location-Start Menu-Windows 7? - Windows 7 Help Forums

Thanks for it!

Anyway to make shift+right click as default every time I click right click on a item inside the start menu?

 

Thanks!

But still, it is possible to merge or making shift+right click as a default right click?

 

I haven't been able to get it to use Shift + Right Click with the usual "Extended" string value. *Sad

 

thanks but the menu only appear in some folders (the one shown in search mode, which is cool) but not on other folders. And it does not show on any files. Any idea why?

 

Hello chok, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

When you right click or press and hold on a :shortcut of a file", "shortcut of a folder", "file or folder in search results", or a "file or folder in a library" in File Explorer, you should see a Open file location or Open folder location context menu item to open the source location of the file or folder with the file or folder selected.

 

Thanks for your reply Brink!
When I do a search for the “test” in a File Explorer windows and right-click the items (either files and folders) retrieved by the search, I get the “open file/folder location” in context menu cf https://i.imgur.com/PPVbpLy.png
But if I open (double-click on) a folder retrieved by that search (in this case the fodler “test”), and right-click the items displayed, then there is no “open file/folder location” in the context menu. https://i.imgur.com/46mtdi5.png
The path for this last window is
search-ms:displayname=Search%20Results%20in%20MotherFolder&crumb=location:C%3A%5CUsers%5CMe%5CDesktop%5CMot herFolder\test (search for “test” in folder: C:\Users\Me\Desktop\MotherFolder\test)

 

It wouldn't be there if that is the file's current location.

If you had searched for a file instead of a folder, and right clicked on one of the search results, you should then see "Open file location" in the context menu.

 

Is there anyway to edit the 'Open Location' to make it open the location in a new window instead of the current window? A lot of times i find situations where a 'open location in a new window' button would make things easier.

While I haven't been able to find a way to do this yet, I think something like this shouldn't be too complex or difficult to create if I am unable to find a way to edit existing 'Open Location' config/settings in the registry or a utility.

 

Hello Woznet, *Smile

You can press Shift + click on "Open Location" in the context menu to have it open in a new window.

 

Why was this removed from windows? Recently just discovered this option is gone but was there not too long ago.