In Windows 7, when you hold down Shift when right-clicking in Windows Explorer, extra items such as "*Copy as path*", "*Open command window here*", or more "*Send to*" options, are added to the context menu, depending on the item you clicked on.

Is there any way to have those extras **permanently**, without having to hold down Shift?

I hope it can be done without installing extra shell extensions (see below) – more thinking about a registry hack or something…

**Update:**

Solved for "*Open command window here*", not yet for "*Copy as path*"!

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On my XP system, I used to install [SmartStartMenu](http://www.smartstartmenu.com/) only for the shell extension that comes with it, giving the ever useful '*Copy pathname*', '*Copy short pathname*', '*Run with command line arguments*' and '*Open in DOS box*' menu items, *without* needing to hold down Shift or any other "modifier key".