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Removing/adding stuff to the rightclick - "new" folder
Hello all,
Some time ago I noticed a number of entries in my rightclick - "new" folder that I will probably never use. So, I set out to remove them. Which seems to be harder as it should be. At least, the way I found to do it is to go into regedit and rename the involved "ShellNew" keys. Which works well, no problems there. But now the question: I see many of such "ShellNew" keys, but only a few appear in the "new" folder (example: excel.xls doesn't). Does anyone know what makes, or doesn't make, a ShellNew key appear in the "new" folder ? Regards, Rudy Wieser |
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R.Wieser wrote:
Hello all, Some time ago I noticed a number of entries in my rightclick - "new" folder that I will probably never use. So, I set out to remove them. Which seems to be harder as it should be. At least, the way I found to do it is to go into regedit and rename the involved "ShellNew" keys. Which works well, no problems there. But now the question: I see many of such "ShellNew" keys, but only a few appear in the "new" folder (example: excel.xls doesn't). Does anyone know what makes, or doesn't make, a ShellNew key appear in the "new" folder ? Regards, Rudy Wieser This one looks suspicious and might play a part. Stuff isn't in the same order. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew https://s29.postimg.org/fq9qih36f/shellnew.gif Paul |
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Removing/adding stuff to the rightclick - "new" folder
Paul,
This one looks suspicious and might play a part. Thanks for that find. Alas, a bit of testing (re-enabeling a suppressed ShellNew entry) showed that that it gets updated with the re-enabled entry. In other words, it seems to be a kind of cache. Regards, Rudy Wieser -- Origional message: Paul schreef in berichtnieuws ... R.Wieser wrote: Hello all, Some time ago I noticed a number of entries in my rightclick - "new" folder that I will probably never use. So, I set out to remove them. Which seems to be harder as it should be. At least, the way I found to do it is to go into regedit and rename the involved "ShellNew" keys. Which works well, no problems there. But now the question: I see many of such "ShellNew" keys, but only a few appear in the "new" folder (example: excel.xls doesn't). Does anyone know what makes, or doesn't make, a ShellNew key appear in the "new" folder ? Regards, Rudy Wieser This one looks suspicious and might play a part. Stuff isn't in the same order. HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Exp lorer\Discardable\PostSetu p\ShellNew https://s29.postimg.org/fq9qih36f/shellnew.gif Paul |
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Removing/adding stuff to the rightclick - "new" folder
On Tue, 2 May 2017 08:08:49 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
Alas, a bit of testing (re-enabeling a suppressed ShellNew entry) showed that that it gets updated with the re-enabled entry. In other words, it seems to be a kind of cache. Some applications (e.g. MS-Office including some others) re-add the ShellNew registry keys when the application or its ActiveX/COM is used. |
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Removing/adding stuff to the rightclick - "new" folder
JJ,
Some applications re-add the ShellNew registry keys when the application or its ActiveX/COM is used. I've not yet noticed such a thing, but as I left the disabled ShellNew keys in place (just prepended with an exclamantion mark) those will be(come) easy to spot. But thanks for the warning. Regards, Rudy Wieser -- Origional message: JJ schreef in berichtnieuws ... On Tue, 2 May 2017 08:08:49 +0200, R.Wieser wrote: Alas, a bit of testing (re-enabeling a suppressed ShellNew entry) showed that that it gets updated with the re-enabled entry. In other words, it seems to be a kind of cache. Some applications (e.g. MS-Office including some others) re-add the ShellNew registry keys when the application or its ActiveX/COM is used. |
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Removing/adding stuff to the rightclick - "new" folder
On Tue, 2 May 2017 22:18:33 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
I've not yet noticed such a thing, but as I left the disabled ShellNew keys in place (just prepended with an exclamantion mark) those will be(come) easy to spot. I locked some of the annoying sticky ShellNew by changing its registry key permission so that no access to it is allowed. Or to keep it from being changed by other application. |
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