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Add Bash on Ubuntu on Windows to context menu

Bash on Ubuntu on Windows (installation instructions) is a Linux Subsystem for Windows.

To add it to the Windows right click context menu, perform the following steps:

Open regedit from the run menu Win + R.
Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell create a key called Bash on Ubuntu on Windows.
Now add a string value to this key called Icon with a path to the desired icon "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\lxss\bash.ico" (including quotes).
Create a new key called Command under Bash on Ubuntu on Windows.
Change the default value to the path where your bash.exe is, like C:\Windows\System32\bash.exe.

Change the directory to that as well:
wsl.exe --distribution Ubuntu-20.04 --cd "%V"

(Working on 19042.421)

Thanks bro, Better yet, open it with Windows Terminal:

wt -p "Ubuntu18" wsl.exe -d Ubuntu18 -u myusername --cd "%V"

I couldn't find the ubuntu icon in the system, so I downloaded it from here in ico format. https://iconarchive.com/show/simply-styled-icons-by-dakirby309/OS-Ubuntu-icon.html