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Add Ubuntu Bash to the context menu for Windows 10.
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AddUbuntuBashToContextMenu.reg
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; * Adds Ubuntu Bash to the extended context menu (shift + right-click).
; * If you prefer the regular context menu (right-click),
; delete both lines containing <"Extended"="">.
; Context menu for right-clicking the background of a directory or the desktop.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\ubuntubash]
@="Open Ubuntu Bash"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_1604.2017.922.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\\images\\icon.ico"
"Extended"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\ubuntubash\command]
@="bash"
; Context menu for right-clicking folders.
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\ubuntubash]
@="Open Ubuntu Bash"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\CanonicalGroupLimited.UbuntuonWindows_1604.2017.922.0_x64__79rhkp1fndgsc\\images\\icon.ico"
"Extended"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\ubuntubash\command]
@="cmd.exe /s /k pushd \"%V\" && bash"
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