Windows Command Window – Access ‘Open Command Window Here’ Without Holding Shift

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When you hold Shift while right-clicking a folder in Windows, the context menu includes the option to Open command window here.

Is there a registry tweak, or an extension/add-on, which frees you from the need to hold Shift for this operation?

Best Answer

Write up on How To Geek, they also include downloadable reg files to make the edits for you, or open regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\cmd

Change the name of the key "Extended", or just delete it, this will give you “Open Command Window Here” on right clicking drives.

For directories do the same thing as above here:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd
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