如何在应用程序中托管资源管理器上下文菜单？

Question

I have been developing an app with SharpShell Context menu handler that adds and removes certain functions to the explorer context menu. I am trying to create an interface so that the user can choose what to add depending on what is currently available but i cannot figure out how to display the native explorer context menu in the UI. The app is written in VB.net but i can translate C#. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

You need to iterate over Windows Registry to get existing items and need to update these registry keys to update the menu item.

Following registry keys are available:

1. When you right click in blank area a folder: Computer\\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\Directory\\shell

2. Look for shell folder under your file extension registry to add open with programs.

3. Look for ContextMenuHandlers

Check this guide on CodeProject.

Check this guide on Microsoft.

C# wrapper is also available