How do I get Microsoft Code to come up in my right click menu?

William Thompson 125 Reputation points
2024-08-26T16:41:43.1866667+00:00

When I right button click on a folder in Windows Explorer, the option to launch that new and empty folder in Microsoft Visual Studio Code is not available to me as it appears in a youtube tutorial like so. How do I get it there as a menu option If I have this helpful IDE already installed?

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Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup

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  1. Tianyu Sun-MSFT 34,441 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2024-08-27T03:10:50.09+00:00

    Hello @William Thompson,

    You can run the setup.exe file again, but this time check following two options

    Add "Open with Code" action to Windows Explorer file context menu

    Add "Open with Code" action to Windows Explorer directory context menu

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    Click Next to modify the settings and wait for it finishes. After that you should see the "Open with Code" option in your right-click menu.

    BTW, right-click menu is a little different in Windows 11. If you are using Windows 11, you might see it("Open with Code" option) like following

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    Feel free to let us know if you have any further concerns :D

    Sincerely,

    Tianyu

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