Configure: Visual studio Code on widows right click

First, create a file with a “.reg” extension.  For example,.vsCodeOpenFolder.reg

then positioned to add these contents to the 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\""

Next, save the file.

Note: the above .reg file assumes that you installed VS Code in the default location—which will be the case for most people. Adjust accordingly if the Code.exe file is installed in a different folder.

Very nice – we are almost done.  Double click on the vsCodeOpenFolder.reg file that you just created.