{"id":75217,"date":"2021-05-21T18:39:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T13:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/?p=75217"},"modified":"2021-09-05T12:40:23","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T07:10:23","slug":"remove-click-context-menu-items-editors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewindowsclub.com\/remove-click-context-menu-items-editors","title":{"rendered":"Add, Remove, Edit Context Menu items in Windows 11\/10 with Context Menu Editors"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Right Click Menu<\/strong> or the Context Menu<\/strong> is the menu, which appears when you right-click on the desktop or a file or folder in Windows. This menu gives you added functionality by offering you actions you can take with the item. Most programs like to stuff their commands in this menu. While they can be useful, the problem is that even when you uninstall the programs, they fail to remove the respective context menu item, making the menu slow and appear cluttered. Context Menu Editors<\/strong> can help you manage your right-click context menu items in Windows 11\/10\/8\/7.<\/div>\n
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Edit Context Menu in Windows 11\/10<\/h2>\n

If you wish to reduce this clutter or remove items from this menu which are no longer useful, you can do so. Most programs will offer the explorer integration in their Settings, and if you look around, you may be able to find it and disable the File Explorer context menu integration. If not, you will have to edit the registry or use a third-party freeware.<\/p>\n

Using Registry Editor<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"registry-context-menu\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Run regedit<\/em> to open the Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:<\/span><\/p>\n

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\\*\\shellex\\ContextMenuHandlers<\/pre>\n
Here you need to simply delete the keys you don’t want. There are other registry locations too where this data may be stored. <\/span><\/p>\n
Context Menu Editors for Windows 11\/10<\/h2>\n
You can also use 3rd-party freeware context menu editors to remove context menu items or to add or edit them. Go through the list and see which supports your version of Windows OS.<\/p>\n
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  1. Ultimate Windows Customizer, Right-Click Extender, Ultimate Windows Tweaker, & Context Menu Editor<\/li>\n
  2. ContextEdit<\/li>\n
  3. ShellExtView or \u00a0ShellMenuView<\/li>\n
  4. Easy Context Menu<\/li>\n
  5. MenuMaid<\/li>\n
  6. File Menu Tools.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    1) Ultimate Windows Customizer, Right-Click Extender, Ultimate Windows Tweaker, & Context Menu Editor<\/h4>\n
    \"right-click-extender1\"<\/a><\/p>\n
    Some of our following freeware like Ultimate Windows Tweaker<\/a> will help you edit the right-click context menu easily. It is one of the best tools that you can find in the market right now. From adding an option like Create File to Select All, you can add any option in your context menu with the help of this freeware.<\/p>\n
    Ultimate Windows Customizer<\/a>, Right-Click Extender<\/a> ,\u00a0 Ultimate Windows Tweaker, and Context Menu Editor\u00a0<\/a> are freeware releases from TheWindowsClub, and you may want to check them out. They have been developed for Windows 7 but may work on Windows 11\/10 too.
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    2)\u00a0ContextEdit<\/h4>\n
    \"Context<\/a><\/p>\n
    ContextEdit will allow you to easily control the items that appear on your context menu of Windows File Explorer.<\/p>\n
    The context menu often contains submenu rarely-used commands. These commands come from one of two places: shell commands stored within the system Registry, and context menu handlers. Get it here.<\/a><\/p>\n
    TIP<\/strong>: You can also remove Rotate Left and Rotate Right<\/a> from Context Menu for Images.<\/p>\n
    3) ShellExtView or ShellMenuView<\/h4>\n
    \"shellmenuview\"<\/a><\/p>\n
    You can also try ShellExtView<\/a> or \u00a0ShellMenuView<\/a>. They are small utilities that display the list of static menu items that appear in the context menu when you right-click a file\/folder in Windows Explorer and allow you to easily disable or edit unwanted menu items. The highlight of this tool is that you can show or hide an option by clicking once.<\/p>\n
    4) Easy Context Menu<\/h4>\n
    \"Easy<\/p>\n
    Easy Context Menu<\/a> freeware will let you add a Program or Icon to the right-click menu. Whether you want to add Command Prompt or Reduce Memory option, it is possible to add all these options using this tool. The best part about this software is that you can insert various System Tools, such as Task Manager, Registry Editor, etc., into the context menu.<\/p>\n
    5) MenuMaid<\/h4>\n
    \"menumaid-explorer\"<\/a><\/p>\n
    If you are you looking for a fast and easy way to clean up your Window Explorer and Internet Explorer right-click context menu, try MenuMaid<\/a>.<\/p>\n
    Simply download the portable freeware app MenuMaid and uncheck the items you don’t want to show up. It also lets you disable or remove items from the Internet Explorer context menu<\/a>. If you want to restore them, check them again.<\/p>\n
    6) File Menu Tools<\/h4>\n
    \"file-menu-tools\"<\/a><\/p>\n
    File Menu Tools (link removed) lets you add, delete & customize the context menu items of the Windows Explorer – but it NOW comes bundled with a lot of crapware, according to the comments below.<\/p>\n
    It lets configure the following aspects:<\/p>\n