Visual Studio Code “Open With Code” in Context Menu

Method 1:

Add to context menu

If you forgot to check that, U are in the right place.

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.

That’s it

Voila