Skip to content

Instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

@en0ndev
Last active February 28, 2025 00:34
Show Gist options
  • Save en0ndev/0e70e5f07296fbfe3dd9628cd19615da to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Save en0ndev/0e70e5f07296fbfe3dd9628cd19615da to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
REMOVE "OPEN IN VISUAL STUDIO" IN THE CONTEXT MENU

How to Remove "Open in Visual Studio" in the Context Menu

Also you can watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S7s-p_enSY


STEP 1

  • Press Win+S keys, and search regedit then open Regedit (Registry Editor).

STEP 2

# Go to path of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell

STEP 3

# Remove AnyCode key.

STEP 4

# Go to path of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\

STEP 5

# Remove AnyCode key.

It currently deleted from the context menu.

@galvesco
Copy link

God bless you. Thank you it worked perfectly

@idbttp
Copy link

idbttp commented Nov 4, 2023

Always works like a charm, thanks!

@thewerthon
Copy link

Isn't there an option during installation that disables the feature by default?
Registry modification works, but the feature returns when updating Visual Studio.

@JoaoPatricioVaz
Copy link

Thank you for the tip. Dealing with such issues has always been frustrating in Windows.

@DeadlyVirez
Copy link

Thank you so much!

@yhd4711499
Copy link

Thanks

@Laicure
Copy link

Laicure commented Oct 8, 2024

very straightforward, thanks!

@Zommer2108
Copy link

You are the best! Thank you this is amazing.

@hungtrieu07
Copy link

Thanks for your sharing.

@SriHari-15
Copy link

Thank you for the info!

@shadowlocked
Copy link

Thank you!!

@PetrKnedlik
Copy link

Thank you 🖤

@Romkieff
Copy link

Thank you very much !

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment