There are few applications that you need to open repeatedly. To open application, you need to explore its full path. You place those applications on your desktop but this way your desktop could be filled with extra icons that look too odd. Here is better way to access your frequent used applications. You can add applications to desktop context menu. To access app, just right click on desktop and click on desired app.
To add app to Windows desktop right click menu, follow below steps. As an example, we take notepad to add in menu
- Go to regedit.exe from start menu search field and then search for the key given: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell
- Right click on “shell” key located at left panel of window to create a new key. Select “new” and then “Key” from menu. Rename the key with notepad.
- To make key command, right click on “notepad” key that you made recently. Select new then “Key” from menu. Replace new key name with “command”.
- Click on command key and then double click “(Default)” key from right pane.
- Write full path of notepad.exe in “Value data” field.
- Right click on empty desktop area and you will see notepad option in menu. Amazing! This way you can add any application.
