How to add "Send to SkyDrive" to the Windows Explorer context menu in Windows 8.1 (PowerShell)

Introduction

The goal of this script is to add "Send to SkyDrive" to the Windows Explorer context menu in Windows 8.1.

Scenarios

Windows 8.1 is integrated with SkyDrive. If we want to copy some files or folders to SkyDrive folder, we need to copy and paste them. If there is an item "send to SkyDrive" in context menu, it will be more convenient for users to achieve this target.

Script

Step 1: Run the script with PowerShell.

Step 2: A few minutes later, a message will be prompted and the items will be added to the context menu.

Result:

Here are some code snippets for your reference:

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$Target = $env:USERPROFILE + "\SkyDrive"
If(Test-Path -Path Target)
{


    Write-Warning "There is no SkyDrive or the SkyDrive is not in default path."
}
Else
{
    #Get shortcut path
    $shortcutpath  = $env:APPDATA  + "\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo\SkyDrive.lnk"
    If(Test-path -Path $shortcutpath)
    {
        #Display a prompt
        $yes = New-Object System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription "&Yes",""
        $no = New-Object System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription "&No",""
        $choices = [System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription[]]($yes,$no)
        $caption = "Confirming"
        $message = "'Send to SkyDrive' already exists, do you want remove it?"
        $result = $Host.UI.PromptForChoice($caption,$message,$choices,0)
        If($result -eq 0)
        {
            Remove-Item -Path $shortcutpath -Force
            Write-Host "Remove successfully."
        }
    
    }
    Else
    {
        #Create a shortcut
        $wshell = New-Object -ComObject WScript.Shell
        $shortcut =  $wshell.CreateShortcut($shortcutpath)
        $shortcut.Targetpath = $Target
        $shortcut.Save()
        Write-host "Create 'Send to SkyDrive' successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
       
    }
}
cmd /c pause

Prerequisite

Windows 8.1

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