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

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  • 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

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