Add Windows Terminal Profiles to Context Menu in Windows 11 with Batch Script


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With this batch script, you can add Windows Terminal Profiles to the context menu in File Explorer.


Batch:
::  Add Windows Terminal Profiles to Context Menu in Windows 11

@Echo Off

net sess>nul 2>&1||(powershell start cmd -ArgumentList """/c %~0""" -verb Runas & exit)

:_Start
Cls & Mode CON  LINES=18 COLS=90 & Color 0E
Echo.
Echo.      
Echo         Type (R) to Remove Windows Terminal cascading context menu
Echo.
Echo.        
Echo         Type (A) to Add Open in Windows Terminal cascading context menu  
Echo.      
Echo.
Echo         Type (P) to Add PowerShell 7 to Windows Terminal cascading context menu
Echo.      
Echo.
Echo         Type (W) to Add WSL to Windows Terminal cascading context menu



Set /p input=:^>

If /i  Not %input%==R (Goto :_A) Else (Goto :_Remove)

:_A

If /i  Not %input%==A  (Goto :_B) Else (Goto :_Add)

:_B

If /i  Not %input%==P  (Goto :_C) Else (Goto :_PS7)

:_C

If /i  Not %input%==W  (Goto :_Start) Else (Goto :_WSL)









:_Add

Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles" /v "SubCommands" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\01DefaultProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Default Profile" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\01DefaultProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start wt.exe -d \"%%1\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\02CommandPromptProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Command Prompt" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\02CommandPromptProfile" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "imageres.dll,-5323" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\02CommandPromptProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start wt.exe -p \"Command Prompt\" -d \"%%1\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\03PowerShellProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "PowerShell" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\03PowerShellProfile" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\03PowerShellProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start wt.exe -p \"Windows PowerShell\" -d \"%%1\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Open in Windows Terminal" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles" /v "SubCommands" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\01DefaultProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Default Profile" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\01DefaultProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start wt.exe -d \"%%V\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\02CommandPromptProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Command Prompt" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\02CommandPromptProfile" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "imageres.dll,-5323" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\02CommandPromptProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start wt.exe -p \"Command Prompt\" -d \"%%V\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\03PowerShellProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "PowerShell" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\03PowerShellProfile" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "powershell.exe" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\03PowerShellProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start wt.exe -p \"Windows PowerShell\" -d \"%%V\"" /f
Exit






:_PS7

Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\07PowerShell7Profile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "PowerShell 7" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\07PowerShell7Profile" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "pwsh.exe" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\07PowerShell7Profile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start wt.exe -p \"PowerShell\" -d \"%%1\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\07PowerShell7Profile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "PowerShell 7" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\07PowerShell7Profile" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "pwsh.exe" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\07PowerShell7Profile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start wt.exe -p \"PowerShell\" -d \"%%V\"" /f
Exit




:_WSL

Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\05WSLProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Ubuntu" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\05WSLProfile" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "wsl.exe" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\05WSLProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start wt.exe -p \"Ubuntu\" -d \"%%1\"" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\05WSLProfile" /v "MUIVerb" /t REG_SZ /d "Ubuntu" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\05WSLProfile" /v "Icon" /t REG_SZ /d "wsl.exe" /f
Reg.exe add "HKCR\Directory\Background\Shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles\shell\05WSLProfile\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /c start wt.exe -p \"Ubuntu\" -d \"%%V\"" /f
Exit




:_Remove

Reg.exe delete "HKCR\Directory\shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles" /f
Reg.exe delete "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\OpenWindowsTerminalProfiles" /f
Exit

 

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