
Ow you can right click on code editor and select ” Open Containing Folder” to open the current opened files in Windows Explorer.All you need for Markdown (keyboard shortcuts, table of contents, auto preview and more). As you have already followed the first process you do not need to add the keyboard shortcut any more it will take the same. ” button to give the shortcut keys from here. Here you can use Move UP / Move Down to move the position of your command in context menu. You will find “ Open Containing Folder” has been added in Customize Window’s Commands Tab. Once you clicked on “ Add Command” below screen will appearįrom the above window select “ File” from left “ Categories” list and “ Open Containing Folder” from “ Commands” list. Then Click on Add Command ( Step 1 ,2, 3 as shown in image ) In Customize window, Move to the “ Commands” Tab then select “ Context Menu” option Button and “ Editor Context Menus | Code Window” From the drop down list.

Add “Open Containing Folder” in Context Menu :įor this features you also need to use the same command ( File.OpenContainingFolder) but the process is bit different. You are done ! Now from any open items in VS Studio if you press the shortcut key ( For me Ctrl + Shift + Q), corresponding item will be open in windows explorer. Once you have the key, Click on “ Assign” and OK. Here you may need to spend few time find out the unique shortcut key with some trial hit ( I have set as Ctrl + Shift + Q). Once you the command “ File.OpenContainingFolder” assign a shortcut key for the same. Now, if you know the command you can directly scroll down the command list or Type few of the characters in the search text.

Navigate as VS IDE Menu > Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard. For “ Open Containing Folder” Command name is “ File.OpenContainingFolder”. Before assign to shortcut to any of the command you should know the name of the command too. This process is same for most the cases when you want to assign some key word shortcut for any of the Visual Studio Command. Add Shortcut For Open Containing Folder : Though we can do it from the default process ( without shortcut ) but this will really save some amounts of your time, and time is money 🙂. This will be really helpful for you to work with “Open Containing Folder”.
