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#Editing recent menu windows
So those are the three different context menus in Windows and how you can edit them using the registry. You can immediately go to the desktop, right-click and you should see a new option for your program!
Here is what my registry entries look like: Now double-click on the Default value in the right-pane and paste in the path to your program. Now right-click on the new key and again choose New – Key. In my example, I created a key called Paint. Name the key whatever you want as that will appear in the context menu. Just right-click on the shell key and choose New – Key. You can also add any application to the desktop right-click menu pretty easily. If you have always wanted to get rid of that annoying Gadgets menu option from the desktop context menu, now you can! That’s why the new added custom content type by Add templates button don’t show there. The library level content type won’t display site level content type list in library settings. And the content type you provided in the Library settings are belongs to site level. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers First, the Edit New menu shows the content types are for this library level. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell The location for the desktop menu items is here: Most programs never add anything to the desktop right-click menu, so it won’t be often that you’ll use this registry hack.
#Editing recent menu how to
Luckily, it’s got the same structure as we have shown above, so you won’t have any trouble figuring out how to remove items. Yes, the desktop in Windows has a different location in the registry for its context menu. Simple as that and works like a charm! Edit Right Click Menu for Desktop You’ll have to scroll quite a bit, but once you get there, it should look something like this:Īgain, you can either delete the folders under ContextMenuHandlers or you can simply disable them by editing the key and putting a – in front of the value. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\
In order to edit the menu options for right clicking on folders, go here: You can also follow the same steps as shown above for folders it’s just a different registry path. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFileSystemObjects\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers You may also find other menu items for programs stored at these locations: That’s because not all of the menu items are stored in one location. You may notice that there are extra items in your right-click context menu that are not showing up under this key. If the minus sign option is not working, you can simply delete the entire key for that particular program by right-clicking and choosing Delete. You can disable an application by clicking on the folder in the left pane and then right-clicking on the key value in the right pane and choosing “ Modify“.Īll you need to do is add a minus sign without the parentheses ( –) in front of the key value like shown below:Ĭlick OK, then the refresh button at the top and then try right-clicking on the file! The program should now be gone from the context menu. You can either delete the folder to remove the option or simply disable the folder, which is better in case you want to bring it back later on. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Īll the folders listed under ContextMenuHandlers are applications that show up when you right click on a file in Windows.
To get to the one for files, head over to this registry key: There is a right-click menu for files and another for folders. Now open the registry editor by going to Start, then Run and then typing in REGEDIT. Now that is just way too long! There’s Dreamweaver, Notepad, anti-virus, Pinky basket, PKZIP, SmartFTP, and PowerISO! Whew! So how can we customize the menu to something more manageable?įirst, make sure to back up your registry in case something gets messed up. It does not store any personal data.First, take a look at my ridiculously long right click menu: The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
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