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Bundle of bestWindows File Explorer tools that supercharge context menu sorted and organized in cascaded menus.

• All tools arebased on Windows 10-11🪟 built-in commands🎛️ only.
  • No additionnal running service.
  • No more memory consumption.
  • Offline installation without.exe .msi .inf, no file copied, so garanteed virusfree.
• The.reg files are adding entries into Windows Registry when you install these tools.
  • Instant installation.
  • Each tool can be installed separately.
• We recommend optional upgrades likePowerShell 7 x64 MSI orWindows Terminal, because these open-source projects are pushed byMicrosoft, and will be probably built-in next releases of Windows.
• To use it onWindows 11:
  • need to holdShift while right-clicking on a folder
  • or right click on a folder thenShow more options
  • or followthese instructions to remove/restore this Windows 11 extra layer

Tested on Microsoft Windows 10/11 Pro 64-bits.

Global features:

• Lists folders and files from any directory:

  • drive
  • folder
  • shortcut.lnk
  • network location (UNC path)

• Can be called fromFile Explorer:

  • anyfolder on the left or the right pane
  • thebackground of a folder in the right pane

• Reads all folders and files including hidden ones.

• Supports all Windows glyphs in all Windows languages/region versions.

• To use it, right click one the folder you want to list the content, then selectList in Clipboard orList in Notepad, then select:

  • List content: to list folders and files
  • List content with subfolders: to list full path of each element and subfolders
  • List content with subfolders as Admin: if it's a protected folder
  • List only files
  • List on folders
  • Display tree (only forList in Notepad): draws your folders tree in a text file, usingtree.com command. A second command does the same with files. Only displays ASCII characters. Example below:

C:\WINDOWS└───Boot    └───DVD        ├───EFI        │   └───en-US        └───PCAT            └───en-US

Lists files/folders contained in any folder and copy the list to the Clipboard.

💿 To install this tool separately, just runTOOL_List-in-Clipboard.reg and confirm 3 dialog boxes. To installbundle it's here.

Lists files/folders contained in any folder and displays the list in a temporary Notepad file that disappears as soon as you close it.

• ⚠Windows 11 requires to configure Notepad: Notepad > ⚙️ >When Notepad starts > selectStart new session and discard unsaved changes

💿 To install this tool separately, just runTOOL_List-in-Notepad.reg and confirm 3 dialog boxes. To installbundle it's here.

• Adds the symmetrical feature of existingUnlock Drive context menu, never offered byMicrosoft. It lets you:

  • Lock your externalBitLocker encrypted drive whenever you want.
  • Directly fromFile Explorer.
  • No need to disconnect/eject/unplug your drive anymore.

• This tool calls the Windows built-in programmanage-bde.exe

• Locks the drive even when applications have non-exclusive access to the volume.

• Applies on all external drives, displayed in bothFile Explorer left and right panes. If your drive isC: or isnot locked or isnot BitLocker encrypted, then the tool starts andignore the drive.

• To use it, right click on your BitLocker locked external drive →Lock BitLocker Drive → ClickYes.

💿 To install this tool separately, just runTOOL_Lock-BitLocker-Drive.reg and confirm 3 dialog boxes. To installbundle it's here.

• Calculates and displays in a terminal window one the following hashesSHA-1SHA-256SHA-384SHA-512MD5 for any file(s) selected inFile Explorer.

• Fast result because only selected hash is calculated. At the opposite, others hash software/plugins compute big files during long time, because they calculate 4 more useless hashes, in addition the one you're targeting.

• Applies on all selected files in theFile Explorer right pane.

• To use it, right click on selected files →Get file Hash.

💿 To install this tool separately, just runTOOL_Get-fileHash.reg and confirm 3 dialog boxes. To installbundle it's here.

• Secures all your external drives before giving them, by ensuring that alldeleted data has beenoverwritten. Usually, even if a file is deleted and not just moved toRecycle Bin, this file is justdeindexed, and entire content remains totallyrecoverable from your disk, until this content is overwritten by another file. This reason explain why deletions are so fast.

• To secure your disk without formatting, this tool calls the Windows built-in programcipher.exe which writes successively 3 big files to fill entire empty space, in a temporary file (D:\EFSTMPWP\filE6A3.tmp for example). Of course, itkeeps existing files.

• Avoids traditional formatting, which is unsecure, and which erase unnecessarily the files you want to keep.

• Executes 3 writing sequences: a first one only with0 bits, a second one only with1 bits, and a third one with random bits.

• Applies on all internal and external drives, displayed in bothFile Explorer left and right panes.

• To use it, right click on your external drive →Overwrite deleted data. When process is done, you'll see 3 full lines of 100 points each one, like screenshot above.

💿 To install this tool separately, just runTOOL_Shredder-Wipe-free-space.reg and confirm 3 dialog boxes. To installbundle it's here.

Eachprompt here Tool:

• Opens terminal from any directory (folder orshortcut.lnk ornetwork location) on bothFile Explorer left and right panes.

• Opens terminal as user oras Administrator (please noterun as Administrator doesn't apply from directory's shortcuts.lnk)

• Doesn't open fromWindows Libraries

• Doesn't open fromdrives likeC:\ orD:\

• On Windows 10 or 11, it opens in aclassic terminal window

• On Windows 11 only, if optionalWindows Terminal is installed, it opens prompt inside

Let you run built-inCommand Prompt located in Path Environmentcmd.exe from any folder.

💿 To install this tool separately, just runTOOL_PromptHereW10-CMD.reg and confirm 3 dialog boxes. To installbundle it's here.

Let you run built-inWindows PowerShell located in Path Environmentpowershell.exe, from any folder. By default it's alwaysWindows PowerShell x64 on Windows 64-bits.

💿 To install this tool separately, just runTOOL_PromptHereW10-PowerShell5.reg and confirm 3 dialog boxes. To installbundle it's here.

• Let you run built-inWindows PowerShell ISE located in Path Environmentpowershell_ise.exe, from any folder. By default it's alwaysWindows PowerShell ISE x64 or Windows 64-bits.

• Limitation: doesn't work from a folder which contains in his path[ or] character.

💿 To install this tool separately, just runTOOL_PromptHere-PowerShell5-ISE.reg and confirm 3 dialog boxes. To installbundle it's here.

• Let you run latestPowerShell 7 located in Path Environmentpwsh.exe, from any folder.

• ⚠Requires install ofPowerShell 7 x64 MSI into default directoryC:\Program Files\PowerShell\.

• ⚠Doesn't work withPowerShell 7 from Microsoft Store which is a limited version. Better usePowerShell 7 x64 MSI version.

• ReplacesPowerShell 7 default context menu to get a clean cascaded menu andrun as Admin feature.

💿 To install this tool separately, just runTOOL_PromptHereOptional-PowerShell7.reg and confirm 3 dialog boxes. It replaces existingPowerShell 7 context menu. To installbundle it's here.

• Let you run latestWindows Terminal located in Path Environmentwt.exe, from any folder.

• ⚠Windows 10 requires install ofWindows Terminal directly from Microsoft Store

• Windows Terminal default context menu can be disabled, to get both cleancascaded menu andrun as Admin feature instead.

💿 To install this tool separately:

• RunTOOL_PromptHereW10-WindowsTerminal.reg
• CopyWindowsTerminal.ico toC:\Windows\System32\ (this is necessary becauseWindows Terminal icon path always change with auto-updates provided byMicrosoft Store).
• Below instructions to remove/restoreOpen in Terminal context menu provided byWindows Terminal install.

• Let you runGit Bash andGit GUI from any folder.

• ⚠Requiresinstall of Git into default directoryC:\Program Files\Git\.

• ReplacesGit default context menu to get a clean cascaded menu andrun as Admin feature.

💿 To install this tool separately, just runTOOL_PromptHereOptional-Git.reg and confirm 3 dialog boxes. It replaces existingGit context menu. To installbundle it's here.

• ClickCode green button above →Download ZIP, then extractWindowsContextMenuTools-main.zip.

• RunTOOLS_ALL-Install.cmd to install all tools automatically.

• You can optionally delete the files corresponding to the tools you don't want, soTOOLS_ALL-Install.cmd will ignore those tools.

• Just run a.reg if you want to install a specific one.

• You can run install as many times as you want, it always deletes previous installation.

• RunTOOLS_ALL-Uninstall.reg to remove all tools automatically.

• Optionally, you can delete Windows Terminal icon located hereC:\Windows\System32\WindowsTerminal.ico

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• Windows Context Menu Powerful Tools

• Files & folders listing from File Explorer

  • List files in Clipboard

  • List files in Notepad

• Lock BitLocker Drive

• Calculates SHA and MD5 hashes of files

• Overwrite deleted data - Drive shredder

• Prompt here Tools

  • Command Prompt here

  • PowerShell 5 here

  • PowerShell 5 ISE here

  • PowerShell 7 here

  • Windows Terminal here

  • Git Bash (and Git GUI) here

• Installation

  • Install all tools

  • Uninstall all tools

  • Context menus

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