Windows 10/11 context menu

Add items to the context menu

Restore New > Text Document in Windows Explorer context menu

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/24412-add-remove-default-new-context-menu-items-windows-10-a.html#option1

Restore_New_Text_Document_context_menu_item.reg

Remove items from the context menu

Keep your context menu sleek!

01. Remove CRC SHA from FILE context menu

1. Open 7-Zip File Manager.
2. On the 7-Zip window, switch to the Tools menu and then select the Options... button.
3. On the Options page, switch to the 7-Zip tab and then uncheck the CRC SHA option in the Context menu items section.

02. Remove Share with/Give access to, Share, Restore previous versions and Include in library from FILE context menu

1. Open Winaero Tweaker.
2. Scroll down to the Context Menu section and then select Remove Default Entries.
3. Check the Cast to Device, Share with/Give Access To, Share (Modern Sharing), Restore Previous Versions, Include in library, Open in Windows Terminal, Add to Favorites, Edit in Notepad and Edit in Clipchamp checkboxes.

03. Remove Run as administrator from the known file types context menu

In the Registry Editor, delete the Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\RunAs key

See attachment: DelRunAsAdmin.reg

04. Remove Restore from snapshot from the FILE and FOLDER context menus

By default, Rollback RX Home adds 'Restore from snapshot' to the context menus of files and folders.

• in the Registry Editor, go to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ShdExt - this probably stands for Shield Extension
• double-click the (Default) string value and prefix its data with some dashes (I used the prefix ----LegacyDisable----)
• then go to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ShdExt
• again, double-click the (Default) string value and prefix its data with some dashes
• you don't have to logoff/logon - the changes take place immediately!

source: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/how-to-clean-up-your-messy-windows-context-menu/

05. Remove duplicate PowerToys context menu items

PowerToys has the following context menu items:

• Resize pictures
• PowerRename
• Unlock with File Locksmith ► this one can simply be disabled in the settings of PowerToys itself

They can occur twice in the context menu (depending on whether you select a file or a folder, or a folder background). I think it's due to the fact that I'm using !StartAllBack , where I enabled the Classic context menus option in the Explorer category.

You can get rid of the duplicate ones of them by deleting the following registry keys:

PowerRename context menu:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PackagedCom\ClassIndex\{1861E28B-A1F0-4EF4-A1FE-4C8CA88E2174}]

Image Resizer context menu:

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PackagedCom\ClassIndex\{8F491918-259F-451A-950F-8C3EBF4864AF}]

Attached you find a backup of these registry keys. You never know you need them. Be aware that they return when you update PowerToys: HCR-PC-CI-PT.ImgResizerCtxMenu_metro.reg & HCR-PC-CI-Ms.PT.PwrRenameCtxMenu_metro.reg.

And also a registry script to delete these entries: DelPowerToysImageResizerAndPowerRename.reg

Maybe a more final solution can be found here: https://winaero.com/how-to-remove-edit-with-clipchamp-from-context-menu-in-file-explorer/.

06. Hide Open in new tab / window from the FOLDER context menus [DON'T]

Don't remove them, I did this first, but this lead to a non functioning Windows Explorer (!):

• In the registry, go to HKCR\Folder\shell and delete the opennewtab and opennewwindow keys
• The change is immediate (no restart required)

However, after some time, I got the following error when trying to launch a Windows Explorer!!!:

shell:::{52205fd8-447d-801a-d0b52f22e83e1}

So, putting back the backup of these entries solved this!

You can however move them to the Extended context menu (the one that appears when you right-click while holding the Shift key):

• If you want to add the "Open in new window" to the extended context menu (that's the one that appears when right-clicking a file or folder while pressing the Shift key), then you must add an empty String Value to HKCR\Folder\shell\opennewwindow, named 'Extended'. (See opennewprocess entry where this entry is)
• The same goes for "Open in new tab".

Source: https://superuser.com/questions/720519/error-shell52205fd8-5dfb-447d-801a-d0b52f2e83e1-this-file-has-no-program

07. Remove Edit with Notepad++ from the FILE context menu

This entry seems to be present for any file type (.xlsx, .jpg, …). You can remove it as follows:

• open an elevated command prompt
• type cd "c:\Program Files\Notepad++\contextMenu" and hit Enter
• Type regsvr32 /u NppShell.dll and hit Enter
• Type exit and hit Enter to close command line

source: https://onezeronull.com/2014/09/23/remove-edit-with-notepad-option-from-context-menu/

Don't fear, the file associaton with unknown file types remains (as described in WinFileTypeAssociation).

08. Win11 NEW context menu: remove the Copilot and Edit with Paint items from the context menu

These items can have various CLSID's, so you'll first have to find out the ones for your specific system: in PowerShell, issue the following command:

(Get-AppxPackage | Get-AppxPackageManifest) | foreach { $_.package.Applications.Application.Extensions.Extension.FileExplorerContextMenus.itemtype.verb } | select Id,Clsid -unique

En dan krijg je iets als:

Id	Clsid
EditInPaint	2430F218-B743-4FD6-97BF-5C76541B4AE9
Command5	1FA0E654-C9F2-4A1F-9800-B9A75D744B05
Command4	1FA0E654-C9F2-4A1F-9800-B9A75D744B04
Command3	1FA0E654-C9F2-4A1F-9800-B9A75D744B03
Command2	1FA0E654-C9F2-4A1F-9800-B9A75D744B02
Command1	1FA0E654-C9F2-4A1F-9800-B9A75D744B01
Command0	1FA0E654-C9F2-4A1F-9800-B9A75D744B00
Command0	5250E46F-BB09-D602-5891-F476DC89B700
--	-----
WinMergeDir	90340779-F37E-468E-9728-A2593498ED32
WinMerge	90340779-F37E-468E-9728-A2593498ED32
ShellEdit	BFE0E2A4-C70C-4AD7-AC3D-10D1ECEBB5B4
PowerRenameCommand	1861E28B-A1F0-4EF4-A1FE-4C8CA88E2174
OpenTerminalHere	9f156763-7844-4dc4-b2b1-901f640f5155
ImageResizerCommand	8F491918-259F-451A-950F-8C3EBF4864AF
FileLocksmithCommand	AAF1E27D-4976-49C2-8895-AAFA743C0A7E
EditWith	8AB635F8-9A67-4698-AB99-784AD929F3B4
CreateWithDesigner	7a53b94a-4e6e-4826-b48e-535020b264e5
AskM365Copilot	4a616e61-3bfe-4f5c-937f-b8602bf16679
AskCopilot	ED215C26-C810-49CE-929E-31D7E83A82E9
AShellEdit	BFE0E2A4-C70C-4AD7-AC3D-10D1ECEBB5B4
0000NanaZipShellExtension	CAE3F1D4-7765-4D98-A060-52CD14D56EAB

Then, in the Registry, go to Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked.

If the Blocked key doesn't exist, create it first.

In the Blocked key, create String Values, using the above CLSID's, surrounded by brackets:

{ED215C26-C810-49CE-929E-31D7E83A82E9}
{4a616e61-3bfe-4f5c-937f-b8602bf16679}
{2430F218-B743-4FD6-97BF-5C76541B4AE9}

The change is instant, you don't have to restart.

09. Win11 NEW context menu: remove the !OneDrive item from the context menu

If you look up the CLSID's belonging to the Command0 to Command5 ID's in Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PackagedCom\ClassIndex\, you'll find out that they all relate to OneDrive.

Also add these ones to the Blocked key as String Values, and the OneDrive entry disappears from the context menu:

{1FA0E654-C9F2-4A1F-9800-B9A75D744B00}
{...01}
{...02}
{...03}
{...04}
{5250E46F-BB09-D602-5891-F476DC89B705}
{5250E46F-BB09-D602-5891-F476DC89B700}

10. Win11 NEW context menu: remove the Photos item from the context menu

That's a difficult one.

I had a PC where I had Photos > (with a submenu), and one with Edit with Photos

Photos > (with a submenu)

• open a system shell
• go to C:\Program Files\WindowsApps
• dir *photos*
• go to the found directory (the one without 'neutral'): cd Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2026.11020.20001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
• edit AppxManifest.xml
• scroll down to or search (Ctrl+f) ContextMenus
• all image file types are listed and all mention the same two Verb Id's:

             <desktop5:ItemType Type=".png">
                <desktop5:Verb Id="AShellEdit" Clsid="BFE0E2A4-C70C-4AD7-AC3D-10D1ECEBB5B4" />
                <desktop5:Verb Id="CreateWithDesigner" Clsid="7a53b94a-4e6e-4826-b48e-535020b264e5" />
             </desktop5:ItemType>

Use the mentioned CLSID values in the Blocked list from 08. & 09. and Photos disappears from the context menu.

source: https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsHelp/comments/1smv8m4/does_anyone_know_what_registry_entry_this_exists/

Before	After

Edit with Photos

See 8.

There I needed the CLSID from AShellEdit to be added to the Blocked list (see Verb Id)

{BFE0E2A4-C70C-4AD7-AC3D-10D1ECEBB5B4}

11. Hide Set as desktop background from the context menu of image files

On ElevenForum, you find .reg files that delete/restore the registry entries that control this setting: Add or Remove "Set as desktop background" Context Menu in Windows 11

However,

• this is a drastic method, since it deletes registry entries
• not all image file types are included, e.g. .webp files

But there is a better method. You can do this by using ShellMenuView from NirSoft.

Open the tool, scroll down to the "Set as desktop background" items, select them, rightclick and choose Disable Selected Items.

This tool doesn't delete registry entries, but adds an entry

HKCR\SystemFileAssociations\.ext\Shell\setdesktopwallpaper: an empty String Value is added, named !LegacyDisable.

12. Remove Add to Favorites from the context menu

• regedit
• goto Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\*\shell\pintohomefile
• Add a String Value named ProgrammaticAccessOnly, and keep Value data empty.

That's it!

Modify context menu items

You want to edit .reg, .sql and .vbs files with another app (Notepad++) than the one that opens them:

Look for the (Default) string value of the extension directly under HKCR:

• .reg: (Default) regfile
• .sql: (Default) SQLFile
• .vbs: (Default) VBSFile

Then, go to:

• HKCR\regfile\shell\edit\command: change (Default) to "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1"
• HKCR\VBSFile\Shell\Edit\Command: change (Default) to "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1"

For .sql / SQLFile, I had to go to HKCR\SQLC.Document (File Explorer shows SQLC Document as file type)

• HKCR\SQLC.Document\shell\edit\command: change (Default) to "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1"

And I was also looking for .ps1 files, these are under HKCR\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1:

The (Default) has (value not set), so the context menu items are directly here:

• HKCROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.ps1\Shell\Edit\Command: change (Default) to "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" "%1"

Add Windows Terminal to the context menu

Obsolete, since I'm now using the Terminal from the Windows Explorer address bar

Windows Terminal, see: WinTerminal

• Context Menu: https://github.com/lextm/windowsterminal-shell
• don't simply download the install.ps1 and uninstall.ps1 files, because it won't work
• download the complete <> Code using the button

Installing is simple: simply execute the install.ps1 script in an elevated prompt.

However, there are three layouts, default (with submenus), flat, and mini. Installation and uninstallation requires flat and mini as parameter:

• .\install.ps1 flat and .\uninstall.ps1 flat
• *.\install.ps1 mini* and .\uninstall.ps1 mini

I've chosen the mini layout.