Windows 7 - Context Menu - Add Shortcuts with Icons

**kintomaniac**

How to Add Shortcuts to the Windows 7 Context Menu with Icons

Note

To add items to the context menu refer to Mr Grim's context menu shortcuts tutorial or download context menu tweaker.

After adding shortcuts follow the steps given below to add icons to the shortcuts:

1. Open regedit. (open startmenu enter 'regedit' in search and hit enter)

2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\ in the registry.

3. Click on shell to see the context menu items.

4. If you have added firefox u will see firefox inside the shell key.

5. Click on firefox and the in the values pane right click and click 'new' and then 'expandable string value'. Name the new value 'Icon'.

6. Right Click on 'Icon' and click modify and in the edit string dialog enter the path of the icon file.(the file must have .ico extension)

7. Click on OK and you're done.

Tip

TO MAKE THIS ITEM VISIBLE ONLY ON "SHIFT + RIGHT CLICK"
1. Follow steps 1-4 above.
2. Click on firefox and the in the values pane right click and click 'new' and then 'String Value'. Name the new value 'Extended'.

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**Mark** · 08-22-2009

Nice Work!

Here are some icons for anyone who wants to put them into a folder so they can be added to the Context menu.

To make it easier, you can add the above folder to the windows directory and use this registry tweak to automate adding the context menu shortcuts and pictures which will will look like this.

**kintomaniac** · 08-22-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr GRiM

Nice Work!

Here are some icons for anyone who wants to put them into a folder so they can be added to the Context menu.

Attachment 24730

To make it easier, you can add the above folder to the windows directory and use this registry tweak to automate adding the context menu shortcuts and pictures which will will look like this.

Attachment 24742

thanks Mr.Grim

**areyouwant** · 08-27-2009

Thank you very much...Good job !!

**kintomaniac** · 08-27-2009

your welcome

**nonpasaran** · 03-27-2010

hi
i have a problem
i did this tuttorial (Context menu shortcut add ons.)
and this one its ok it's done

but i can't add any other applications there
in tuttorial example is firefox but how did you add it in regedit?
i tried add chrome but i failed
i add regedit a new value as named chrome but its not worked
can any one explain how i can add other applications there please?

i solved it
i forgot to write at the end of the path chrome.exe

i write it and it work now

**kintomaniac** · 03-28-2010

**devilanshuman** · 08-14-2010

i need to add an icon near the nvidia control panel......help plzz

BTNH108464 · 11-24-2010

this forum is awesome like always. Thanks for the tutorial.

**killer bee** · 11-27-2010

Its not work for me!
I can't clear what should i do in step 6!

Please help!

Windows 7 - Context Menu - Add Shortcuts with Icons

Context Menu - Add Shortcuts with Icons

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