"Command Prompt Here" without shift key in Windows 10

The registry method actually has changed slightly, as I discovered tinkering with the registry.

There are now two locations that have the Extended key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\cmd
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\cmd

The \Background\shell is newly added one and deleting the Extended key from that location is what worked for me.


In the Latest Windows 10 - 1909 the only concerned location is HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\cmd. And none of the answers explained how to deal with permissions before editing.

First, we need to change permissions for the regedit branch revealed above:

1- Right click cmd > Permission

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2- Press "Advanced"

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3- Press "Change" link on top

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4- Input your user name (you can find yours by typing %userprofile% in run command or windows search), click check and ok

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5- Check Replace Owner and press OK

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6- Finally select your user accounts one by one and check full control (you may have more than 2)

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At this point we can edit the keys and you only need to rename Extended to _Extended_. And rename HideBasedOnVelocityId to ShowBasedOnVelocityId

Your keys should look like..

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Done! If you right click inside any folder "open command prompt here" should be there.

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