Comments on: Add “Open in New Window” Option in Folders and Drives Context Menu in Windows

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:48:20 +0000

Great!!!n Worked fine! Thanks so much

By: siwilks200

siwilks200 — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:37:41 +0000

Hi. This trick works for my C drive folders but not on my server folders! i get the warning "the path............does not exist or is not a directory". any suggestions?

By: tfc

tfc — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 20:48:11 +0000

I'd like to have this option when right-clicking on the windows explorer address bar. That way when I'm in say, Computer > Backups > music

I could just right-click "backups" and choose open in new window..

I hate my context menu already, with all the options I have, play in winamp, add to VLC, add to photshop bridge, share folder synchronization, 7-zip, scan with.. etc.. so I could really do without an extra option..

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:48:36 +0000

Also just wanted to pass along a big TY for this reg edit, after using Chrome for 2 years I miss this function in XP, now I have it!

By: VG

VG — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:43:37 +0000

^^ Here it is:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open]
"MultiSelectModel"="Document"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\open\command]
"DelegateExecute"="{11dbb47c-a525-400b-9e80-a54615a090c0}"
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,6c,00,6f,00,72,00,65,00,72,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,\
65,00,00,00

By: TheAslan

TheAslan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:46:20 +0000

Hiya!! I forgot to export my deleted key in registry and now i can't open any archives or drives at all. I deleted "Open" key here: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell Can you provide me a key for that I don't need that "Open in new window" key but i need "Open" key. Thanx mate!!

By: VG

VG — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:23:30 +0000

^^ Look into:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

By: TheAslan

TheAslan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:51:14 +0000

I checked that already, but i don't have any open in a new window keys there anymore, and i want to disable "soft by & gropu by" in context menus too.

By: VG

VG — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 10:22:41 +0000

^^ You'll need to look for their keys in various location like:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

By: TheAslan

TheAslan — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:45:49 +0000

I forgot to mention that i already removed Open in a new window in registry but it didn't remove it in my context menus, i run windows 7