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@LeoColomb
Last active March 6, 2025 23:10
Pin your local GitHub folder on the Windows Explorer Side Panel. Yup, just like the OneDrive folder!
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{635AA230-57AC-4D65-8A3D-94540C86DEA6}]
@="GitHub"
"System.IsPinnedToNameSpaceTree"=dword:00000001
"SortOrderIndex"=dword:00000042
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{635AA230-57AC-4D65-8A3D-94540C86DEA6}\DefaultIcon]
@="PATH_TO\\GitHub.exe"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{635AA230-57AC-4D65-8A3D-94540C86DEA6}\InProcServer32]
@="%SystemRoot%\\system32\\shell32.dll"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{635AA230-57AC-4D65-8A3D-94540C86DEA6}\Instance]
"CLSID"="{0E5AAE11-A475-4c5b-AB00-C66DE400274E}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{635AA230-57AC-4D65-8A3D-94540C86DEA6}\Instance\InitPropertyBag]
"Attributes"=dword:00000011
"TargetFolderPath"="%USERPROFILE%\\Documents\\GitHub"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{635AA230-57AC-4D65-8A3D-94540C86DEA6}\ShellFolder]
"Attributes"=dword:f080004d
"FolderValueFlags"=dword:00000028
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\HideDesktopIcons\NewStartPanel]
"{635AA230-57AC-4D65-8A3D-94540C86DEA6}"=dword:00000001
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Desktop\NameSpace\{635AA230-57AC-4D65-8A3D-94540C86DEA6}]
@="GitHub"
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