# Regedit - Add Open in VSCode Insiders to Explorer Context Menu
*Source: [Adds 'Open in VS Code - Insiders' to context menu in Windows Explorer. (github.com)](https://gist.github.com/jimbrig/26b0b7788987215b466e36975b07e40c)*
![[Pasted image 20220909182538.png]]
Adds the following context menu items:
- Open Folder as VS Code Insiders Project (for clicking on a folders background in explorer)
- Open Folder as VS Code Insiders Project (for clicking on a folder directly)
- Edit with VS Code Insiders (for clicking on a file directly)
```registry
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; ----------------------------------------------------------
; Open Folders (Background)
; ----------------------------------------------------------
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\VSCodeInsiders]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Insiders Project"
"Icon"="C:\\Users\\jimmy\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\\Code - Insiders.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\VSCodeInsiders\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\jimmy\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\\Code - Insiders.exe\" \"%V\""
; ----------------------------------------------------------
; Open Folders (Normal)
; ----------------------------------------------------------
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\VSCodeInsiders]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Insiders Project"
"Icon"="C:\\Users\\jimmy\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\\Code - Insiders.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\VSCodeInsiders\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\jimmy\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\\Code - Insiders.exe\" \"%1\""
; ----------------------------------------------------------
; Open File
; ----------------------------------------------------------
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\VSCodeInsiders]
@="Edit with VS Code Insiders"
"Icon"="C:\\Users\\jimmy\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\\Code - Insiders.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\VSCodeInsiders\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\jimmy\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\\Code - Insiders.exe\" \"%1\""
```
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## Appendix: Links
- [[2-Areas/Code/_README|Code]]
- [[Development]]
- [[2-Areas/Code/Windows Registry/_README|Registry]]
- [[Windows Registry Hacks]]
- [[2-Areas/Code/Windows Registry/Regedit - Export Saved Registry Favorites]]
- [[RegEdit - Customizing Windows Explorer Context Menu]]
- [[PowerShell - Extract Icon from EXE]]
- [[Working with the Registry from PowerShell]]
- [[CMD - Restart Explorer and Start Menu]]
*Backlinks:*
```dataview
list from [[Regedit - Add Open in VSCode Insiders to Explorer Context Menu]] AND -"Changelog"
```