Cmder Context (Right-Click) Menu for Windows 7, 8, 10 & 11

ContextCmder-Disable.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Cmder]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Cmder]

ContextCmder-Enable.reg

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Cmder]
@="Open Cmder Here"
"Icon"="C:\\tools\\cmder\\Cmder.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Cmder\command]
@="\"C:\\tools\\cmder\\Cmder.exe\" \"%V\""

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Cmder]
@="Open Cmder Here"
"Icon"="C:\\tools\\cmder\\Cmder.exe,0"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Cmder\command]
@="\"C:\\tools\\cmder\\Cmder.exe\" \"%1\""

Thanks .*)

Shortcut to open Cmder in a chosen folder

Open a terminal as an Administrator
Navigate to the directory you have placed Cmder
Execute .\cmder.exe /REGISTER ALL If you get a message "Access Denied" ensure you are executing the command in an Administrator prompt.
In a file explorer window right click in or on a directory to see "Cmder Here" in the context menu.

Shortcut to open Cmder in a chosen folder

Open a terminal as an Administrator
Navigate to the directory you have placed Cmder
Execute .\cmder.exe /REGISTER ALL If you get a message "Access Denied" ensure you are executing the command in an Administrator prompt.
In a file explorer window right click in or on a directory to see "Cmder Here" in the context menu.

This solved my permission problem! thanks!

Executing .\cmder.exe /REGISTER ALL works fine while opening up Cmder in windows right click context menu. But by default Cmder is not opening as Administrator. Can someone tell how to open cmder as Administrator every time we open it from context menu (right click)?

select settings > general => then select cmder as admin

select settings > general => then select cmder as admin

That's so cool. Thank you.

Shortcut to open Cmder in a chosen folder

Open a terminal as an Administrator
Navigate to the directory you have placed Cmder
Execute .\cmder.exe /REGISTER ALL If you get a message "Access Denied" ensure you are executing the command in an Administrator prompt.
In a file explorer window right click in or on a directory to see "Cmder Here" in the context menu.

👍😎 PERFECT!

🙌 Thanks!

.\cmder.exe /REGISTER ALL

Great! Thank you :)

After .\cmder.exe /REGISTER ALL, could it be possible to assign a hotkey to it?

Thank you

Thanks a lot :)

You can go to Settings > Integration and set this in the command field (upper section).

{cmder} -cur_console:n:d:"%V"

Click on the Register > Save settings

Easy way:

• Open a terminal as an Administrator.
• Navigate to the directory you have placed Cmder.
• Execute .\cmder.exe /REGISTER ALL

Easy way:

• Open a terminal as an Administrator.
• Navigate to the directory you have placed Cmder.
• Execute .\cmder.exe /REGISTER ALL

Thanks, it does work.

Easy way:

• Open a terminal as an Administrator.
• Navigate to the directory you have placed Cmder.
• Execute .\cmder.exe /REGISTER ALL

Yeah, this is easy and straightforward. Thanks, brother.

If you update to Windows 11 you will have to disable and enable it again. Also, it will not appear in the main context menu, but under the "Show more options" submenu due to the W11 new context menu design.

Tested on windows 11 and works :)

@jojobyte
If you can use environment variables, it will be great. For example :

"%CMDER_ROOT%\\Cmder.exe"

If you update to Windows 11 you will have to disable and enable it again. Also, it will not appear in the main context menu, but under the "Show more options" submenu due to the W11 new context menu design.

Thanks for clearing that up. Also, due to corporate restrictions only cmder /REGISTER USER worked for me.