Can you add new matlab script to windows 10 context menu?

When you right click in a folder and go to new, it would be very useful if we could create a new Matlab script.

I was able to set windows registry keys to open matlab from the right click context menu, but this just opens another instance of matlab, if matlab is already running.

I want it to just create a script, like you can do for a text document. Would be really useful. Any clues?

[Kevin D'silva]

okay, I've figured it out, let me know if you would like me to explain the process here

[Peter]

I'm trying to do the same thing. Can you explain how you did this?

[Kevin D'silva]

so go to your registry editor. firstly make up a back up of your registry because its just better if you do.

go to file->export and save a back up

then navigate to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.m

right click on the .m folder and go to new->key

name it "ShellNew" without the quotes

right click on ShellNew and add a new string value, name this "NullFile" without the quotes

change the NullFile value to 1.

and that worked for me! Let me know if it works for you as well

Answer 1

[Shubham Khatri]

As you have mentioned, one way to do this is by adding a registry by following the above-mentioned steps. Another way is to merge the registry file attached with this answer. Both the operations will perform the same function. Make sure to create a backup before merging the registry.