Windows – Add “Open MSYS terminal here” in the Windows right click context menu

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In Windows file explorer,if I hold shift + right-click on a folder (in a folder too) I can choose to Open command window here. I'd really like to add an Open MSYS terminal window here to the popup right click context menu. Is there some way to do that?

Windows right click context menu open command windows here

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You could use ShellMenuView and ShellExView programs to add new features to the right click context menu of File Explorer (Windows Explorer) or you can do it manually by hacking the registry.

Here is some more information from Microsoft you won't probably need.

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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

Windows – Edit Windows Context Menu entries after right-click drag and drop operation

You're looking for DragDropHandlers:

HKCR\*\shellex\DragDropHandlers\
HKCR\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandlers\
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HKCR\Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers\

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\DragDropHandlers\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\DragDropHandlers\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shellex\DragDropHandlers\
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\ShellEx\DragDropHandlers\

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