Context Menu - Add custom entries to the File Explorer's context menu

regedit

1. Open registry path HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\
2. Right click on shell and select New > Key
3. Type in name of action (can be anything)
4. Right Click on your new Key and add another new Key
5. Name new Key command (mandantory)
6. Click on command and right click on (Default), then click Modify…
7. Set Value Data to your Intellij IDEA program location plus %1
   • e.g: "C:\Program Files\JetBrains\IntelliJ IDEA 2021.2.1\bin\idea64.exe" "%V"
8. Click on the Key you made in step 3 and set (Default) value to the text you want to see
9. Go to your folder and Enjoy!
10. Also, if you want an icon, do this:
    • Go to the Key you made in step 3
    • Right Click and choose New > String Value
    • Name it Icon (mandantory)
    • Right Click > Modify…
    • Set Data Value to Intellij IDEA exe file

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Sources:

• 2022-05-02: Open a project in IntelliJ from folder - Stack Overflow

Related:
Registry - Read and write to the registry

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Windows