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Names and class IDs of the commands registered in the Shell for a file explorer context menu.

Element hierarchy

<Package>

    <Applications>

         <Application>

              <Extensions>

                   <desktop4:Extension>

                        <desktop4:FileExplorerContextMenus>

                             <desktop5:ItemType>

                                  <desktop5:Verb>

Syntax

<desktop5:Verb
  Id = 'An alphanumeric string with a value between 3 and 64 characters in length.' 
  Clsid = 'A GUID in the form xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx.' />

Attributes and elements

Attributes

Attribute Description Data type Required Default value
Id The name that appears in the File Explorer context menu. An alphanumeric string with a value between 3 and 64 characters in length. Yes
Clsid The class ID of the app. A GUID in the form xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx. Yes

Child elements

None.

Parent elements

Parent element Description
desktop5:ItemType Contains the type of command to be registered in the context menu.

See Also

Creating a Shell Extension Handler

Requirements

Item Value
Namespace http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/desktop/windows10/5
Minimum OS Version Windows 10 version 1809 (Build 17763)