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desktop4:FileExplorerContextMenus

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Registers items for the context menu of File Explorer.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <desktop4:Extension>

                        <desktop4:FileExplorerContextMenus>

Syntax

<desktop4:FileExplorerContextMenus>

    desktop4:ItemType{0,10000}
    desktop5:ItemType{0,10000}
    
</desktop4:FileExplorerContextMenus>

Key

{} specific range of occurrences

Attributes and elements

Attributes

None.

Child elements

Child element Description
desktop4:ItemType (Windows 10, version 1803) Contains the type of command to be registered in the context menu.
desktop5:ItemType (Windows 10, version 1809 and later) Contains the type of command to be registered in the context menu.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
desktop4:Extension Declares an extensibility point for the app.

Remarks

Use this element to register a context menu handler that is implemented by your desktop application. For more information about how to use this element to register a context menu handler in a packaged desktop application, see Specify a context menu handler for a file type.

For a code sample that demonstrates how to implement a context menu handler by implementing the IExplorerCommand and IExplorerCommandState interfaces, see the ExplorerCommandVerb code sample.

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/4
Minimum OS Version Windows 10 version 1803 (Build 17134)