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How to Remove Save Schemes & Other Entries from Desktop Context Menu




Whenever we install Intel chipset drivers in Windows, some extra entries like Save Schemes, etc are added in Desktop Context menu (Menu which appears, when we right-click on desktop). It makes the context menu lengthy and also takes a little bit extra time in showing the context menu. I like minimal menus containing only necessary items.

So I’m telling you this registry trick to remove those extra entries from Desktop context menu:

1. Goto Start -> Run and type regedit and navigate to:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ ContextMenuHandlers

2. Delete the key igfxui or something like that. (there will be only two keys one that I mentioned and other will be New, if you also delete New key, you’ll loose the New context menu entry.)

Now, your desktop context menu will look nice and minimal and will not take any extra time in loading.



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  1. Ace Starr said:

    gr8! :mrgreen: Hey, i’ve got a reques :roll: t! Can u make a chm file of ur website and upload it here? :smile: coz, i am tired of saving all these pages from the site! each one of them is a gem! :cool:

  2. Ace Starr said:

    And hey, i don’t have any website or blog to update with this! my sole intention is to have an offline manual which i can look up every time i reformat my system! (which i usually do four or five times a year!)

  3. VG said:

    Thanks for the appreciation but sorry, I can’t do this. :smile:

  4. Phenix said:

    Good work, I want to dectivate the Refresh entry from the contextmenu in Desktop, I can’t do it from Registry… :???:
    Can you help me :?:

  5. VG said:

    ^^ You’ll have to edit “Shell32.dll” file in Resource Hacker to remove Refresh option.

  6. Henna said:

    i want to know how to delete the photos from backgound list which i bring from browse.
    thanks in Advance

  7. VG said:

    ^^ If you mean with background dro-down list in Vista, then following tutorial will help you:

    Link

  8. Vajahat said:

    :smile: Hi, Its really woked, You have solve a very big problem for me ,
    Thanks :smile:

    Vajahat Ali
    Software Engineer,
    Software Innovation Netwoks, Lahore
    Pakistan

  9. Vajahat said:

    :smile: Hi, Its really woked, You have solve a very big problem for me ,
    Thanks :smile:

    Vajahat Ali
    Software Engineer,
    Software Innovation Netwoks, Lahore
    Pakistan

  10. VG said:

    ^^ You are welcome. I know how annoying it is. :wink:

  11. Ara said:

    how did you know these trixhttp://www.askvg.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_question.gif


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