Windows Registry

Right-click Menu Entries

General File & Folder

• Current User
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
• System-wide (All Users)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

Extension Specific

• Current User
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.txt
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.txt\shell
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.txt\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
• System-wide (All Users)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.txt
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.txt\shell
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\SystemFileAssociations\.txt\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

Folder Specific

• Current User
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
• System-wide (All Users)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shell
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

Directory Specific

• Current User
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
• System-wide (All Users)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

Recycle Bin

• Current User
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
• System-wide (All Users)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shell
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{645FF040-5081-101B-9F08-00AA002F954E}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

Drivers

• Current User
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
• System-wide (All Users)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

My PC

• Current User
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
• System-wide (All Users)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shell
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

Network Drive

• Current User
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Network\shell
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Network\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
• System-wide (All Users)
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Network\shell
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Network\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers