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How to Add Shortcuts to Any Program on Your Desktop Context Menu

Do you have any program that you used frequently and want to access them quickly from your desktop context menu. This tricks can help you. I use Gmail a lot and I have added Gmail to my Windows Vista desktop context menu. Once I click on the menu, my default browser will point to Gmail websites directly.

To add a custom menu to desktop context menu, you will need to edit your windows' registery. Please also note that it only works in Windows Vista and Windows 7. The following steps show how I add shortcut to open Gmail using my default browser.

1. Create a new text file and key in the following code:

   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Gmail]
   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Gmail\command]
   @="explorer http://gmail.com"

    

2. Click File > Save As… and save the file as a new name with .reg extension.
3. Now double click on the file to merge it with your registry.

You can replace the Gmail website to point the website you frequently use. Remember to change the "Gmail" name too.

Besides lauching a website, you can also use it to lauch program that you frequently use. For example, to open Microsoft Paint, simply change the line "@="explorer http://gmail.com" to @="mspaint".

Thanks mintywhite.com for the tips.

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