Visual Studio Code "Open With Code" does not appear after right-clicking a folder

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Just installed Visual Studio Code 1.1.1 on a Windows 7 machine. When I right-click on a folder, "Open With Code" does not appear.

Please edit this post so that it asks a question. It is currently impossible to decide which answers to upvote because I cannot tell which are answering the (assumed) question properly. — Nate T, Aug 05 '20 at 13:17

score 187 · Answer 1 · edited Sep 17 '22 at 08:44

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Copied from Right click on Windows folder and open with Visual Studio Code

Create file vsCodeOpenFolder.reg with this content (If you didn't choose the default installation path then you need to adjust the paths in this file):

 Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 ; Open files
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code]
 @="Edit with VS Code"
 "Icon"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command]
 @="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
 ; This will make it appear when you right click ON a folder
 ; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode]
 @="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
 "Icon"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode\command]
 @="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
 ; This will make it appear when you right click INSIDE a folder
 ; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]
 @="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
 "Icon"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]
 @="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%V\""

Double click it to create the registry entries.
If the "Open with Code" doesn't appear in the Explorer's context menu then you should restart your system.
If you're running the 64-bit or Insiders version of VS Code, change the path accordingly. ie. C:\\Users\\[user_name]\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe

edited Sep 17 '22 at 08:44

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answered May 18 '16 at 17:55

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I've never been able to get this to work under a user account. But it works for admin accounts. – CalvinDale Apr 18 '17 at 02:54
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Obviously this isn't required for all those keys are already set in my case. Still there is no entry in context menu unless working as admin user required before for installing VS Code into global folder. Thus it looks like VS code either isn't design to run on a multi-user system or fails to support use case of working as a non-administrative user. Is it 2002 and XP has been released as next big thing or is it 2017 and people have been engaged to stop working as admins since Vista? What if Microsoft fails to properly support its own operating system? – Thomas Urban May 04 '17 at 21:03
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@wosi how can we delete the option if needed? – AmiNadimi May 26 '17 at 10:06
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@CalvinDale, Open cmd as administrator, paste in prompt full path of the .reg file, Enter, confirm all. Done. – Luca Jun 23 '17 at 10:16
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Now that Code 64-bit is available, this works just as well replacing all occurrences of " (x86)" with "". Or in other words, change "Program Files (x86)" to "Program Files". – Michael Plautz Mar 12 '18 at 23:42
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For those transferring this for other use cases: The difference between the context menues `HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode` and `HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode` is weather you click on a certain dictory or on "nothing" (you're always in a directory in win explorer) – Cadoiz Dec 20 '20 at 19:19
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Even the given source states "It’s easier to simply re-install VS Code.": These options are in the installation process – eddow Jul 14 '22 at 15:27
@eddow Sometimes you just have to scratch your right ear with your left foot – Ben Power Jan 25 '23 at 05:59
Glad it worked, had to update the path accordingly though. Reinstalling VsCode didn't solve it for me so this was the only solution. – Marcus Ekström Jun 15 '23 at 17:45
YOUR SOLUTION CRASHED MY OPERATING SYSTEM, USELESS, NOW I WILL HAVE TO WASTE 3-4 HOURS OF MY LIFE TO SETUP OPERATING SYSTEM AND OTHER APPLICATIONS. USELESS, USELESS, USELESS... – Kamlesh Aug 28 '23 at 07:22

score 127 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 24 '22 at 02:43

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When installing (or reinstall and) check all checkBoxes especially:

Add "Open with Code" action to Windows Explorer file context menu
Add "Open with Code" action to Windows Explorer directory context menu

edited Dec 24 '22 at 02:43

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answered Jul 13 '17 at 08:55

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Re-installed and made sure to check the options - fixed for me – Chris Moutray Mar 09 '18 at 09:32
@ar This works _if_ you are logged-in as an **admin** user--it doesn't work if you are not in the administrators group (good practice for security reasons). – simonl May 15 '18 at 10:37
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good thing is you can simply install over it, no need to first uninstall! – Kamran Kia Nov 04 '20 at 15:21
Unfortunately for me, my workplace deploys VSCode via Software Center, so the settings are already chosen for me. – Sildoreth Aug 07 '23 at 19:13

score 39 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 04 '20 at 09:45

Here comes the version of file provided by Cockney Rhyming Jedi before suitable for use with 64-bit version of Visual Studio Code:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Open files
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open with VS Code]
@="Edit with VS Code"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
; This will make it appear when you right click ON a folder
; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
; This will make it appear when you right click INSIDE a folder
; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%V\""

Obviously integrated updater tends to remove this patch occasionally, so I have to re-apply it after upgrading VS code. — Thomas Urban, Oct 22 '17 at 15:29
After using this version I did get the new option "Open folder as VS Code project" - but no simple "Open in VS Code". What am I'm doing wrong here? — JonSnow, Dec 15 '21 at 11:11
@JonSnow you can simply change the text present after @= to whatever you like. Instead of @="Open Folder as VS Code Project", you can say @="Open with JonSnow's Editor" ..lol — askids, Jan 08 '22 at 20:08

score 33 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 12 '21 at 05:44

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In my case, I just re-run the vscode setup and marked all checkboxes as checked and It worked.

answered Mar 12 '21 at 05:44

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This is exactly the recommended way to do it. – Yousha Arif Nov 21 '21 at 20:36
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Yeah, don't both with the Regedit solution, this one takes about 1 minute to do. – Ben Power Jan 25 '23 at 05:57

score 24 · Answer 5 · answered Aug 04 '17 at 11:34

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I'd like to add that, many would like to go for the Registry method because they are afraid they might loose all their settings. Just re-download(if you don't already have the download file ) and reinstall. When reinstalling, tick

Add "Open with Code" action to Windows Explorer file context menu
Add "Open with Code" action to Windows Explorer directory context menu

as already said in other answers. Your settings will remain intact. In fact, when it launches, it launches with your working directory as if you never uninstalled it.

answered Aug 04 '17 at 11:34

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Well, I've tried this so many times for months but that never made it work for me as this option was ticked and still it doesn't add those options to _my_ context menu, but the context menu of admin user I was required to switch to for installation, only. You are missing an essential point of this problem. In addition I don't think people going to patch registry are considering uninstalling some software might drop its settings implicitly. – Thomas Urban Oct 22 '17 at 15:27
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I don't really get your comment but to elaborate on my answer further, what I'm trying to say is that, maybe someone would like to choose to tweak the settings in the Registry because they might think that, uninstalling their VS code will restore their custom settings to default after they reinstall. My answer is an assurance that, if you uninstall and reinstall the program, your settings will still remain intact. – Alf Moh Oct 22 '17 at 15:41
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You don't even have to uninstall. Just download the installer, run it and it installs on top of the existing installation. I think it's the uninstall that people are afraid of. I just did this a few minutes ago and it works; all settings and plugins intact. – MSOACC Oct 09 '20 at 19:13

Aditya Patnaik · Answer 6 · 2020-10-09T21:02:30.613

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If you have vscode installed already and you want the "open with code" option.

Just download vscode from the official website... here!

Run the installer with the option "open with code" checked.

It will update the existing vscode install with the "open with code" option.

edited Oct 09 '20 at 21:02

answered Apr 15 '20 at 08:52

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This option should be the top answer! – Sebastian Johansson Aug 28 '22 at 10:47
I think reinstalling the vscode is the best answer. Adding reg data possibly gone wrong – Yohanim Apr 18 '23 at 10:17

saber tabatabaee yazdi · Answer 7 · 2022-04-19T21:25:41.617

my vscode installed here:

C:\Users\saber\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\code.exe

should replace SABER with your pc username

so the script is s.th like this:

save this content as a *.reg file

then run it :

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Open files
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code]
@="Edit with VS Code"
"Icon"="C:\\Users\\saber\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\saber\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
; This will make it appear when you right click ON a folder
; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Users\\saber\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\saber\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
; This will make it appear when you right click INSIDE a folder
; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Users\\saber\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\saber\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%V\""

add visual studio code to right click folder in windows

replace the \\saber\\ with \\YOUR_PC_USER_NAME\\

This path of vs code is when you install from Microsoft store. — Mujeeb Shaikh, Jul 15 '22 at 09:35

score 18 · Answer 8 · answered May 08 '17 at 09:45

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These settings are normally stored per-user for VS Code.

To set for a new user account: re-run the installer.

answered May 08 '17 at 09:45

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Cockney Rhyming Jedi · Answer 9 · 2017-08-17T08:26:31.243

NB: This is for the 32-bit version, for the 64-bit version see Cepharum's answer.

Slight change to the previous answer to allow non Admins to get the functionality in their context menus:

Create file vsCodeOpenFolder.reg with this content (If you didn't chose the default installation path then you need to adjust the paths in this file):

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Open files
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open with VS Code]
@="Edit with VS Code"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
; This will make it appear when you right click ON a folder
; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
; This will make it appear when you right click INSIDE a folder
; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%V\""

Double click it to create the registry entries
If the "Open with Code" doesn't appear in the Explorer's context menu then you should restart your system.

Essentially I have replaced HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT with HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes

Thanks for this fix. Glad to see I'm not the only one trying to work with administrative privileges as little as possible. — Thomas Urban, Aug 13 '17 at 23:39

Xpleria · Answer 10 · 2019-06-01T07:50:03.590

None of the registry entries above worked for me with a standard (non-admin) user account.

I then inserted all the keys into HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and then it worked!

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; when you right click a file
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\VSCode]
@="Open with Code"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shell\VSCode\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""

; when you right click a folder
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\VSCode]
@="Open Folder in Code"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\VSCode\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""

; when you right click a folder while holding shift
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\VSCode]
@="Open Folder in Code"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\VSCode\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%V\""

; when you right click the background, not on a particular file or folder.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\VSCode]
@="Open Folder in Code"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\LibraryFolder\Background\shell\VSCode\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%V\""

score 8 · Answer 11 · answered Jun 09 '20 at 13:25

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Just run the installer again with open in file explorer option selected. You'll be all set.

Don't worry about the files already opened in vsCode, none of them will be changed

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score 8 · Answer 12 · answered Jul 27 '20 at 04:19

If you prefer using the keyboard more than the mouse. This solution is for you...

Type the following commands in your file explorer (location).

Open a project

vscode://file/{full path to project}/

vscode://file/c:/myProject/

vscode:// --opens vscode for current directory

Open a file

vscode://file/{full path to file}

vscode://file/c:/myProject/package.json

Open a file to line and column

vscode://file/{full path to file}:line:column

vscode://file/c:/myProject/package.json:5:10

Source: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/command-line

Example:

score 5 · Answer 13 · edited Jun 15 '20 at 23:56

Paste the code below and save with .reg extension

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 ; Open files

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open with VS Code] @="Edit with VS Code" 

"Icon"="C:\Users\hp\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe,0" 

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command] 

@="\"C:\Users\hp\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" \"%1\"" 
; This will make it appear when you right click ON a folder 

; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\vscode] 
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"

"Icon"="\"C:\Users\hp\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe",0"

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\vscode\command]

@="\"C:\Users\hp\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" \"%1\"" 

; This will make it appear when you right click INSIDE a folder ; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]

@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"

"Icon"="\"C:\Users\hp\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe",0

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]

@="\"C:\Users\hp\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" \"%V\""

Then press the Windows key, locate Visual Studio Code, then right click and open file the location:

open vscode location

Right click and click Properties, then copy the file path.

enter image description here

Open regedit:

reg edit

For each of the following, double click on the icon, and paste the file path you copied from above:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open with VS Code]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\vscode]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\vscode\command]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]

enter image description here

There were severe formatting issues with your RegEx file and locations that would have prevented this from working. Notably, your `*.reg` file had `>` at the beginning of each line, and had contents wrapped in a way that I believe would have caused issues on import. Further, your registry paths were really inconsistent, with some using `>` or even `-->` as the path delimiters. I've updated this to help prevent these issues; please review my changes carefully to make sure they capture your intent. In the future, though, please put more care into your formatting and code to ensure it works. — Jeremy Caney, Jun 15 '20 at 23:58
Thanks @JeremyCaney for the correction. I'm new to the editor used for answering here. Will surely take note of the errors in future posts. — pr0f3ss0r, Jun 22 '20 at 09:46

score 4 · Answer 14 · answered Feb 15 '21 at 14:42

I used 64bit VS Code installer

copy and paste this codes into your pc notepad

save as vscode.reg

then open and merge that saved file. happy coding.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Open files

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code]
@="Edit with VS Code"
"Icon"="C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""


; This will handle right clicking on a folder and open that folder
; as a new project

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""

; This handles the case of right clicking inside of a folder
; to open that folder as a new project

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%V\""

score 4 · Answer 15 · answered Apr 19 '23 at 16:09

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if you have windows 11, don't want to mess up with the registry and don't want to wait for the next updates, just hold down shift while right clicking on a folder or file.

answered Apr 19 '23 at 16:09

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score 3 · Answer 16 · answered Sep 14 '22 at 07:26

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The quickest solution was to download Visual Studio Code, and reinstall it again.

Then check the boxes that says "Open with Code"

answered Sep 14 '22 at 07:26

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score 2 · Answer 17 · edited Jul 09 '18 at 06:31

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I had the same issue with earlier version of VS code 64 bit. It didn't work even after I re-installed by checking the above mentioned options.

I have installed the latest update of code v1.25.0, and the issue was automatically fixed.

Please find the 64 bit regedit fix here.

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The reg file at the linked location worked for me on Win 10 64 bit after adjusting for personalised installation path. – Vanquished Wombat Apr 13 '19 at 13:35

score 2 · Answer 18 · answered Oct 05 '20 at 07:32

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Just re run the installer and select the options in the setup and let it install. You'll not loose any data. Everything will be still intact as it was before. It just adds the missing settings and updates the path.

answered Oct 05 '20 at 07:32

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score 1 · Answer 19 · answered Jun 14 '20 at 01:24

try to find out the Microsoft vs Code files it is some time in the default location and sometimes it is in C:\Users\PAPPU KUMAR\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code.

and then add it to the vscode.reg(create one) files.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

; Open files
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code]
@="Edit with VS Code"
"Icon"="C:\\Users\\PAPPU KUMAR\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\PAPPU KUMAR\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
; This will make it appear when you right click ON a folder
; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Users\\PAPPU KUMAR\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\PAPPU KUMAR\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
; This will make it appear when you right click INSIDE a folder
; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Users\\PAPPU KUMAR\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\PAPPU KUMAR\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%V\""

score 1 · Answer 20 · answered Oct 31 '22 at 16:37

An option, Open with Code Insiders, is being added to the Insiders Build 1.73, specifically for Windows 11. See v1.73 Release Notes:

Windows 11 Context menu

In this release, we are adding the Open with Code Insiders context menu entry to Windows 11 context menu for insiders by default. For users, who had previously opted into the context menu when installing the insiders, the entry which would show up in the old style menu Shift + F10 will now be replaced with the newer entry when updating to the latest insiders. For others, you would need to reinstall insiders and opt-in to enable this menu entry in the setup wizard. Due to the issues we have encountered during development of this menu entry, we plan to iterate on this feature with insiders for a couple of milestones to gain confidence before we can push this out to stable release for all Windows 11 users.

score 1 · Answer 21 · answered Jun 22 '23 at 19:57

Reinstall Visual Studio Code from the official website, There won't be any data loss.

Just make sure this time to enable those options in the installer:

It just adds the "Open with Code" option after right-clicking in/on the folder.

But if still doesn't appear:

You just need to click on "Show more options" Or shortly with combination of keyboard stroke Shift + F10:

score 0 · Answer 22 · answered Feb 16 '18 at 09:05

This problem usually occurs when the vs code user has standard user role. On VS Code installation admin prompt pops up which means that vs code is installed as admin user. If you ticked the boxes, the shortcuts are added but applied only on admin account which was typed into admin prompt on installation.

Quick workaround is to temporary add the current user (who will use the vs code) to administrators group, uninstall and then install VS Code again with the current user admin rights, and after installation remove the user from the admin group.

score 0 · Answer 23 · answered Sep 02 '22 at 09:23

VSCode installation directory is C:\Users\{Username}\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code by default. You can check from here

Make a install.reg file with this content and run it.

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
; Open files
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open with VS Code]
@="Edit with VS Code"
"Icon"="C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe,0"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\Open with VS Code\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
; This will make it appear when you right click ON a folder
; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%1\""
; This will make it appear when you right click INSIDE a folder
; The "Icon" line can be removed if you don't want the icon to appear
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\vscode]
@="Open Folder as VS Code Project"
"Icon"="\"C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\",0"
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Directory\Background\shell\vscode\command]
@="\"C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\Code.exe\" \"%V\""

Vinod Srivastav · Answer 24 · 2022-12-23T07:08:08.453

As an alternative, you can also add the path of vscode installation folder in the Environment Variable => User Variable => Path now with the command prompt you just have to type

code c:\

and it will open the c:\ in vscode.

If you don't want to open cmd.exe you can just type code before the path, as shown below

You need to surround the path as string ".." if the path contains space between

and this will open c:\Windows in vscode

score -1 · Answer 25 · answered Dec 06 '20 at 03:18

Follow this Steps You will Definitely , Get - Open With Code in Explorer.

Why you are not getting this ,because You Didn't Add that to visual studio code while you install , backup Your Projects, if you have, hen just follow this steps For Windows User:

Uninstall Visual Studio Code From. Control Panel\Programs\Programs and Features : image
Reinstall Visual studio : here You Get/Download : https://code.visualstudio.com/download
While install , Stop at Select Additional Tasks, Tick open with options - 2 boxes which is available at install process, complete your installation : image
It's Done , check at explorer. You will find that in explorer : image

You Can Also , Try other methods, registry Editor - that's complicated -

score -2 · Answer 26 · answered Aug 25 '22 at 06:01

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Open VS Code, Go to Settings, Search Context Menu and Check

answered Aug 25 '22 at 06:01

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