Right click on start button

[Bob]

When right clicking on start & see open, explore, .etc some programs add shortcuts to this menu. How can I remove items from there? Appreciate any help.

[DE]

Bob wrote:
> When right clicking on start & see open, explore, .etc some programs
> add shortcuts to this menu. How can I remove items from there? Appreciate
> any help.

You can't, you shouldn't, why would you want to?

It requires complex registry editing, all to no real end at all. Concern
yourself with things that *need* cleaning up.

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DE

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Bob,

The options might be listed in this part of the registry:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

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"Bob" > wrote in message =
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When right clicking on start & see open, explore, .etc some programs add =
shortcuts to this menu. How can I remove items from there? Appreciate =
any help.

[Bob]

Thanks Ramesh, but didn't see any help there.

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\OpenWithList
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHan dlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandler s
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandle rs

Customizing Right-Click Menu Options in Windows
http://www.jfitz.com/tips/rclick_custom.html

ContextEdit lets you control which items appear on your context menu
(right-click) in Windows Explorer.

Add, Modify, Disable, Delete Context Menu Listings (Line 23)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

Courtesy : Kelly

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Thanks Ramesh, but didn't see any help there.