[Windows Tip] Remove Graphics Card Driver Options from Desktop Context Menu
UPDATE: Tutorial updated for newer Windows versions and graphics card shortcuts.
Whenever we install Windows in a computer system, we also need to install the required drivers for various hardware such as graphics (gfx) card, sound card, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, modem, printer, etc.
When we install display drivers for nVidia, AMD Radeon, Intel, MSI, ATI or any other graphics card, the driver software also adds an extra entry in Desktop context menu (right-click menu) to change or customize settings/properties of graphics card.
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For example, you might have seen NVIDIA Control Panel, AMD Radeon Settings, Graphics Properties, Graphics Options, Save Schemes, etc extra options in Desktop context menu. These extra shortcuts make the context menu bulky and cause the context menu to take a little bit extra time in loading.
More Info: [Windows Fix] When You Right-Click on Desktop, Context Menu Freezes or Takes Longer Time to Display
Following is an example of AMD Radeon graphics card driver entries in Desktop context menu:
If you want to remove such kind of extra options from Desktop context menu to make the menu compact and clean, here is a registry trick to remove these extra entries from Desktop context menu in all Windows versions:
1. Type regedit in RUN or start menu search box and press Enter. It’ll open Registry Editor. Now go to following key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
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2. Under ContextMenuHandlers key, look for keys like ACE, igfxui, igfxcui, igfxDTCM, NvCplDesktopContext, etc as shown in following screenshot:
Once you find the keys, delete them.
3. That’s it. It’ll immediately remove the entry and your desktop context menu will look nice and minimal and will not take any extra time in loading.
Cool tip man!
Removed couple of unwanted entries 🙂
Its the actual thing I was searching for days and days. At last i got it here. Thanx thanx a lot for such simple yet most useful trick.
Thank you!! Worked wonderfully!!
Cool, thankyou very much…
This really helped, been dealing with this issue for months. Thanks!
Thanks, very useful!
Very useful indeed. Thanks.
Thanks very much. You are a legend. Cheers, Mike
Thanks a ton mate, it definitely worked. Simple yet useful tip.
2 weeks of trying to sort this and done in2 minutes thanks to here.
Thanks mate.
thank you very much!!!!
Incredible… I’ve been dealing with this issue for years and it’s such a simple solution. Thank you so much.
It worked like a charm. And other entries could be deleted in the same path, but under shell.
Thank you for this! I didn’t realize this started happening after installing an AMD video card. Appreciate it!!
What if this file won’t delete? I have the same thing in your image but it won’t delete…
If it weren’t for COVID I’d reach through this laptop that now WORKS!!!! and kiss you in thanks!