How to Add Item to Send To Menu Windows

Updated By | June 26, 2024

Easily Add Item to Send to menu in Windows. In this simple guide, I'll show you how to customize the Windows Send to menu. For instance, I find the Right-Click - Send to feature particularly useful for sending multiple images to Photoshop for editing. However, since Photoshop wasn't on the list, I needed to add it.

Easily Add Item to Send To Menu

To add Item to Send To Menu in Windows

Here's a process outlining adding shortcuts. Covering how you can add more items to the Send to shortcuts menu:

  1. Open the Run Dialog Box: Press Win + R on your keyboard to open the Run dialog box.
  2. Open the Send To Folder: Type the following and press Enter. This will open the Send To folder: 
    %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
  3. Create a Shortcut: To add a new shortcut, right-click inside the Send To folder, select New, and then click Shortcut.
  4. Choose the Application: In the Create Shortcut window, click Browse and navigate to the executable file (.exe) of the application you want to add to the Send To menu. Select the file and click OK.
  5. Name the Shortcut: Enter a name for your shortcut (e.g., "Photoshop") and click Finish.
  6. Verify the Addition: Right-click on a file, hover over the Send To menu, and you should see your newly added application in the list.

Tips:

  • You can add shortcuts to folders, drives, and network locations in the same way.
  • To remove a shortcut from the Send To menu, simply delete it from the Send To folder.

By following these steps, you can easily customize your Send To menu in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7 etc to include shortcuts to your frequently used applications and locations.

Notpad++ example shortcut added to the Send To Menu

  1. Open file explorer (Win + R) type explorer and press enter.
  2. Copy and paste the following into the open file explorer and then press enter: 
    %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

    Explorer Window

  3. The Window that appears contains a list of Send to shortcuts (simply drag new items you wish to appear into this Window). For example, I opened another Explorer Window, browsed to my Notepad ++ folder, and then dragged and dropped the executable on to my SendTo Window: Adding more Items to the Send To Menu
  4. Once finished, when you right mouse click and select Send to, you should be presented with the new items you added to your shortcut list. Send To Menu adding Notepad++

That's all it takes to add item to send to menu in Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, customizing your quick launch by adding shortcuts or including more to add to right click menu.