Open MSYS2 terminal here (mingw-w64) from right-click menu

msys2-shortcut.md

For anyone who develops software on Windows (but needs quick access to a Linux terminal), here's a quick and easy way to get it with MSYS2.

Before starting, install "MSYS2" with default settings.

1. From Windows search, launch 'regedit.exe'
2. Navigate to "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell"
3. Right-click on 'shell' and select New>Key. Call this key MSYS2.
4. Now right-click on 'MSYS2' and select New>Key. Call this key command
5. Select command and then double-click on (Default). Set 'Value data' to "C:\msys64\msys2_shell.cmd" "-here"

Now try right-clicking in file explorer and select the new shortcut :)

Thank you so much for this, This definitely improved my workflow 😊