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All Microsoft Windows
operating systems have the
Windows Explorer file
management application
installed by default. Windows
Explorer allows the user to
view drives, folders and files in
a tree-like graphical structure.
In addition, Windows Explorer
provides the user with access
to many file functions, such as
editing file properties and
renaming a file, through the
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Edit Window s Registry
right-click drop-down menu.
The items that are displayed in the right-click, or context, menu of
Windows Explorer may be changed by editing a series of keys in the
Windows registry.
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Click “Start” to view the Search text input box.
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Click on the “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT” entry and click the “File”
link from the top bar.
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Click the “Export” option. Type a name for the new “.reg” file.
Click “Save.” The newly created “.reg” file is a backup of the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT folder in case there is a need to revert
back to the folder.
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Type “regedit” into the input box and press the “Enter” key. The
Registry Editor tool will open.
5
Navigate to the following location in the Registry Editor:
“HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers”
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Click the plus sign next to the “ContextMenuHandlers” entry to
expand.
7
Right-click on each unwanted context menu item in the left pane
and select “Delete” from the submenu.
8 Click “OK” to confirm the deletion.
9 Repeat for each unwanted context menu item.
to the "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*" entry and right-click
10 Navigate
the asterisk entry ("*") to add a context menu item. Click "New"
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and then click "Key." Type "Shell" as the new key name, if the
"Shell" entry is not already listed.
the "Shell" key and click "New." Click "Key" and type
11 Right-click
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Notepad, type "NotePad."
the new key, in this example, for Notepad. Click
12 Right-click
"New," and then click "Key." Type "Command."
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the "Default" entry for the Notepad key in the right
13 Double-click
pane of the Registry Editor. Type "Notepad.exe" as the
command to execute in the "Value data" field for the "Notepad"
context menu entry. Click "OK." The new context menu item for
Notepad is added to the right-click menu for all files and folders.
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