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How To Add Copy To and Move To Option To Right Click Context Menu in Windows ??

Normally, whenever you have to copy or move files one location to another can be a cumbersome process. First you need to right click on the file or folder you wish to copy and select the copy option. Next you need to browse to the destination location and then right click anywhere on it and that select the paste option. However, wouldn’t it be fantastic if you could make the entire process a lot faster and quicker?  There is a simple registry tweak that will add the COPY TO and MOVE TO option to the right context menu of the Windows. As soon as you select either COPY TO or MOVE TO, it will ask you to simply select the destination folder and your job will be done.
Playing around with the Windows Registry can be a dangerous thing to do. Sometimes due to sometimes due to some human error of if something goes wrong while editing the Registry, it is possible for your computer to malfunction. Hence before playing around with the Windows Registry, it may be a good idea to create a backup copy which allows you to recover your computer ever if something goes wrong. But don't worry You can follow each and every steps are carefully and easily. We are try to easy explanation the windows registry tricks. 
This registry tweak can easily he implemented in the following manner:
STEP 1: Click on Start Menu and open run command and type regedit. (WINDOWS + R)


STEP 2: browse the following Registry key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers


STEP 3: In the left pane, right click on the ContextMenuHandler key and create a new key called Copy to.


STEP 4: In the right pane, double click on the (Default)string value and enter the following data:
{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}


STEP 5: Similarly, under the ContextMenuHandler key create a new key called Move to.


STEP 6: In the right pane, double click on the (Default)string value and enter the following data:
{C2FBB630-2971-11D1-A18C-00C04FD75D13}





Step 7: Now when you right click on any File or Folder you will see the option Copy To and Move To being displayed to the right click context menu. Simply select the destination folder and the selected fill will be automatically copied or moved.



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