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VS Code Context Menu Script - Key Features

• Refreshes shell immediately without killing explorer.exe
• Double-click installation with automatic administrator privilege elevation (using mshta instead of PowerShell)
• Searches multiple VS Code installation paths including registry fallback
• Removes duplicate context menu entries from previous installations
• Direct registry modification without temporary files
• Adds context menus to files, folders, and folder backgrounds
• Compatible with Windows 7, 10, and 11
• Self-contained with no external dependencies or cleanup needed
• Includes installation verification and clear status messages

File: restore_vscode_context.cmd

@echo off
setlocal enabledelayedexpansion

:: Optimized batch script to add "Open with Code" to context menu

:: Check admin rights and elevate if needed
net session >nul 2>&1 || (
    echo Requesting administrator privileges...
    mshta "javascript:var sh=new ActiveXObject('Shell.Application'); sh.ShellExecute('%~nx0', '', '', 'runas', 1);close();"
    exit /b
)

:: Detect VS Code installation
set "vscode_path="
for %%p in (
    "%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe"
    "%LocalAppData%\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe"
    "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe"
) do if exist "%%~p" set "vscode_path=%%~p" & goto :found

:: Fallback: Check registry for installation path
for /f "tokens=2*" %%a in ('reg query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{EA457B21-F73E-494C-ACAB-524FDE069978}_is1" /v InstallLocation 2^>nul') do (
    if exist "%%b\Code.exe" set "vscode_path=%%b\Code.exe" & goto :found
)

echo Error: VS Code installation not found.
pause & exit /b 1

:found
echo Found VS Code: !vscode_path!

:: Remove existing entries first (including VS Code installer entries)
echo Removing existing context menu entries...
reg delete "HKCR\Directory\shell\OpenWithCode" /f >nul 2>&1
reg delete "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\OpenWithCode" /f >nul 2>&1
reg delete "HKCR\*\shell\OpenWithCode" /f >nul 2>&1
reg delete "HKCR\Directory\shell\VSCode" /f >nul 2>&1
reg delete "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\VSCode" /f >nul 2>&1
reg delete "HKCR\*\shell\VSCode" /f >nul 2>&1

:: Add folder context menu
echo Adding folder context menu...
reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\OpenWithCode" /ve /d "Open with Code" /f || goto :error
reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\OpenWithCode" /v Icon /d "\"!vscode_path!\",0" /f || goto :error
reg add "HKCR\Directory\shell\OpenWithCode\command" /ve /d "\"!vscode_path!\" \"%%1\"" /f || goto :error

:: Add background context menu
echo Adding background context menu...
reg add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\OpenWithCode" /ve /d "Open with Code" /f || goto :error
reg add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\OpenWithCode" /v Icon /d "\"!vscode_path!\",0" /f || goto :error
reg add "HKCR\Directory\Background\shell\OpenWithCode\command" /ve /d "\"!vscode_path!\" \"%%V\"" /f || goto :error

:: Add file context menu
echo Adding file context menu...
reg add "HKCR\*\shell\OpenWithCode" /ve /d "Open with Code" /f || goto :error
reg add "HKCR\*\shell\OpenWithCode" /v Icon /d "\"!vscode_path!\",0" /f || goto :error
reg add "HKCR\*\shell\OpenWithCode\command" /ve /d "\"!vscode_path!\" \"%%1\"" /f || goto :error

:: Refresh shell without restarting Explorer
echo Refreshing shell...
powershell -NoProfile -Command "& {Add-Type -TypeDefinition 'using System; using System.Runtime.InteropServices; public class Shell { [DllImport(\"shell32.dll\")] public static extern void SHChangeNotify(uint wEventId, uint uFlags, IntPtr dwItem1, IntPtr dwItem2); }'; [Shell]::SHChangeNotify(0x08000000, 0x1000, [IntPtr]::Zero, [IntPtr]::Zero)}" >nul 2>&1

:: Verify installation
reg query "HKCR\*\shell\OpenWithCode" >nul 2>&1 && (
    echo.
    echo Success! "Open with Code" added to context menu.
    goto :end
) || (
    echo Warning: Verification failed.
    goto :end
)

:error
echo.
echo Error: Failed to modify registry.
pause & exit /b 1

:end
echo.
pause