Add “Copy To Folder” and “Move To Folder” to Windows 7/Vista Right Click Context Menu

An older but useful context menu options of Windows Explorer, “Copy To Folder” and “Move To Folder” can be added by this easy Registry Hack.

If you are missing some sort of File and Folders Tasks in Windows 7. It may be find interest to you. Its a hidden functionality of Windows Explorer enables to Copy or Move Files and Folders to a particular folder, by right click on Files and Folders.

How To:

1. Run Registry Editor and navigate to: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

2. Now right click and choose New >> Key option to create a sub key called {C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} to add “Copy To Folder” and create another one called {C2FBB631-2971-11d1-A18C-00C04FD75D13} to add “Move To Folder”

CopyToAndMoveTo

3. Now when you right click on any file or folder, you will get the following options:

CopyToFolderandMoveToFolderContextMenuadded

That’s it !

Applies To:
  • Windows XP
  • Windows Vista
  • Windows 7

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2 Comments

Thank you Ramesh Kumar,
it works great:-)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

Once again thank you

Regards

Please note that these items were never designed to be added to the context menu. You may get some unexpected behavior in some programs and tasks when you do this change.

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