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Show “Explore from here” command in context menu of drives.

This setting enables you to get the “Explore from here” option back in the context menu of drives.

Tweak for : Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000

Description:

Context menu is a very useful tool to make your working quite easy. You have many choices for working on a file or folder. If you want to open a drive in the Explorer view but do not want to show the hierarchical position of the drive, you can use this registry setting.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. If any of the subkeys “\Shell\ExploreHere\” is not present, create it as explained below. Now, change the String value of “Default” to “Explore from here” under “ExploreHere” key.

Then, create another sub key under “ExploreHere” with the name “Command” and change its String value “Default” to the data “explorer.exe /e,/root,%1”.

However, if you want to revert to the original context menu condition, delete the subkey “Shell”.

Refresh view of your system for the changes to take effect.

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'Explore From Here' command for drive root.reg

The '.reg' file will show "Explore From Here" option in the context menu of the drive root.

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'Explore From Here' command for drive root (default).reg

The '.reg' file will hide "Explore From Here" option from the context menu of the drive root.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\]

Key Type :

Root

Value Name :

Shell

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 2 :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\]

Key Type :

Root

Value Name :

ExploreHere

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 3 :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\ExploreHere\]

Key Type :

Root

Value Name :

Default

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Explore From Here

Value Action :

Modified

Registry Entry 4 :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\ExploreHere\]

Key Type :

Root

Value Name :

Command

Data Type :

Key

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Registry Entry 5 :

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\ExploreHere\Command\]

Key Type :

Root

Value Name :

Default

Data Type :

REG_SZ (String Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

explorer.exe /e,/root,%1

Value Action :

Modified

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

The "Explore From Here" option is visible in the context menu of the drive.

The "Explore From Here" option is not visible in the context menu of the drive root.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\] key, right-click and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "ExploreHere".

Third, right-click on the "Default" String value and click on "Modify".

Fourth, enter the value "Explore From Here" in the text box and click on 'OK'.

Fifth, go to the [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\Shell\ExploreHere\] key, right-click and click on "New > Key" to create a new key with the name "Command".

Sixth, right-click on the "Default" String value and click on "Modify".

Finally, enter the value "explorer.exe /e,/root,%1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.