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Hide any item context menu in Windows by regedit
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Windows context menu control by regedit

How to do it

Inside these paths

  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell

you can add special parameters

  • name HideBasedOnVelocityId, type DWORD32, hex value 006698a6 (hides the menu item everywhere)
  • name Extended, type string (hides the menu item only when just right-clicking mouse, with Shift+RightMouseButton click, it will show again)

Example

  1. In path HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\git_gui add row Extended.
  2. And now item ctx menu Git GUI Here will be shown only when you Shift+RightMouseButton click.
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