Windows 7 - Context Menu - Add Shortcuts with Icons

You are going to just edit the string and type the path of where icon you want to use is located in your computer.

example: i want to use an icon i put in the folder C:/icons/

in the string i will put: C:/icon/myicon.ico

Again, if you have an icon it must have the .ico extension.

I don't have that kind of icon so how do i get them!

you don't have it because it is an example i used. You have to find your own icons through windows or find them on the internet.

try:Icon Archive - 207,289 free icons, buddy icons, xp icons, vista icons, desktop icons

u can edit watever images u hav in paint n save them as watever.ico

Now my context menu show Firefox icon Thanks for help, if i click that icon Firefox not open this error came (Look screen shot) .
How do i fix this matter now?

I think this tutorial miss adding command options to the registry. For example if we click that context menu shot cut we can't open that program so then that process will be useless so i decided to add that information in here. Don't angry with me!

Follow these screen shots after you create short cut!



1st

Create sub key naming it as a "command" ("C" should be lower case).


After create it you can see this way.




2nd
Copy short path including its .exe file name







Modify command key bubble click it and Past its path. Like this way.




After that you can see it this way.




You done it!
Now you can launch your favorite program clicking context menu shortcut!

Hi there, I don't have any entries in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\ but I have changed ones in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\ and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\. I have one for MediaInfo lite in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\. It shows the context menu entry for all filetypes, as it should, but it shows the icon only for certain filetypes. Why would this be? Cheers.

its the best tutorial