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Add `Open with WebStorm` to Windows right click context menu
@echo off
:: change the path below to match your installed version
SET WebStormPath=C:\Program Files\JetBrains\WebStorm 2017.2.2\bin\webstorm64.exe
echo Adding file entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open with WebStorm" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%WebStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\WebStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%WebStormPath% \"%%1\"" /f
echo Adding within a folder entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open with WebStorm" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%WebStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\WebStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%WebStormPath% \"%%V\"" /f
echo Adding folder entries
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "Open with WebStorm" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\WebStorm" /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /v "Icon" /d "%WebStormPath%,0" /f
@reg add "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\WebStorm\command" /t REG_SZ /v "" /d "%WebStormPath% \"%%1\"" /f
pause
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rklec commented Feb 23, 2026

BTW the IntelliJ installer has an option to do it directly. However if installed via toolbox this does not work anymore, see TBX-2540 (jetbrains.com) TBX-2478 (jetbrains.com). A workaround is a community tool provided in https://github.com/246859/AutoToolBox/blob/main/README.en.md

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