How to Remove nVidia, Intel and Other Display Driver Entries from Desktop Context Menu in Windows XP, Vista and 7

Whenever we install Intel, nVidia or other graphics card 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 causes the context menu to take a little bit extra time in loading.

Here is a registry trick to remove those extra entries from Desktop context menu:

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

2. Look for a key igfxui (for Intel), NvCplDesktopContext (for nVidia) or similar keys if you have a different graphics card. Once you find the key, delete it.

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.

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This article was posted by VG in following section: Troubleshooting, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP.

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