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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.

@hungtrieu07

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Thanks for your sharing.

@SriHari-15

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Thank you for the info!

@shadowlocked

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Thank you!!

@PetrKnedlik

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Thank you 🖤

@Romkieff

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Thank you very much !

@Nedrozak

Nedrozak commented Mar 7, 2025

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Amazing!

@idbrii

idbrii commented Mar 17, 2025

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You could also run batch commands to script this (especially if you frequently setup new machines):

reg copy "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\AnyCode" "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\AnyCode_Disabled" /s
reg copy "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\AnyCode" "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\AnyCode_Disabled" /s

reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\AnyCode" /f
reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\AnyCode" /f

This renames the key to AnyCode_Disabled in case you need it back. If you don't want that, then just use the delete commands.

You have to run these commands in an Admin shell.

@heide-oficial

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Thanks

@HugoCortell

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Most excellent

@robertgro

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Thank you very much

@tronghieu906

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Thanks bro

@spmoya

spmoya commented Jan 15, 2026

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Thanks! Always works like a charm <3

@silverweed

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