Adding item to the Desktop context menu in Windows

Question

I want to add an item into the Desktop context menu (the menu you see when you right-click on an empty space on the Windows Desktop).

Something like Catalyst Contr

Answer 1

Such a handler must be registered in HKCR\Directory\Background, instead of usual locations like HKCR\Directory, HKCR\Folder, etc.

Check out Creating Shell Extension Handlers in MSDN.