Add Defragment to the Shell menu in Windows 7 / Vista

I find adding common tasks to the shell menu a great timesaver when I am running between stations. It is also easier to direct users to simply “right-click” on something rather than walk them through a maze of menus…or even have them find the “run” box.

1. Click Start -> type “regedit” in the Search command box.
2. Navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell.
3. Right-click on “shell” and select New -> Key. Name it “runas” and set the default value to “Defragment”.
4. Right-click on “runas” and select New -> Key. Name it “command” and set the default value to “defrag %1 -v“.
5. If you ever wish to remove this functionality, just delete the “runas” key.

You can also paste the following into Notepad and save it as: RightClickDefragment.reg or you can download the zipped RightClickDefragment.reg here. Double-click on the .reg file and click “yes” when asked to enter it into the registry.

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