Right click on start button

[Guest]

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]

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.

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Bob,

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

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

 

[Guest]

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\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

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