How To Edit and Remove Unwanted Apps From Right Click Menu In windows 11/10

The Edit and Remove Unwanted Apps From Right Click Menu in Windows 11 . It’s pretty much the same as the context menu in Windows 10, except that it’s a bit simpler and you have to click “Show more options” to see the full menu.

If you have been installing a lot of apps that add their own items to the context menu, when you right-click on something you will probably see a long list of menu items. This guide will show you how to remove any item from the right-click menu in Windows 11 if the list is too long and you want to get rid of things you don’t need.

You can read this guide instead to learn how to get rid of “Show more options” and get to the full context menu right away: How to Change the Menu When You Right-Click in Windows 11.

Edit Unwanted Apps From Right Click Menu In windows 11/10

1. Press the “Win + R” keys on the keyboard, on the “Run” utility, type “regedit” and then click “Ok”.
2. On the “Registry Editor”, click the arrow beside the “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT” folder.
3. Let us say you want to remove a context menu item, like “Open with”. Expand the folder path “* > shellex > ContextMenuHandlers”.
4. Look for the item you want to remove “Open With”, right click it and select “Delete” from the list. This will remove the key, its sub-keys and the option will not appear when you right-click a file.

Remove Unwanted Apps From Right Click Menu In windows 11/10

1. You can add or remove an item from the “Send to” menu options.
2. Open “Run” by pressing “Win + R” keys on the keyboard, type “shell: send to” and click “Ok”.
3. Right click an empty space and go to “New” from the options. Here you have the option to add a program, a new folder or a shortcut to an app or a folder.
4. You can add an option to send a file to a specific contact. Select “Contact”, add the contact and enter the details and then click “Ok”.
5. The new item will be added to the “Send to” menu.

FAQ

How do I clean up my right-click menu?

Look for the item you want to remove “Open With”, right click it and select “Delete” from the list. This will remove the key, its sub-keys and the option will not appear when you right-click a file.

How do I remove items from right-click menu in Windows 11?

Click on Tools > Startup and click on the Context Menu tab. Right-click any entry, and you can disable or delete it. You can also save to a text file or open in Regedit or the folder that it resides in.

How do I manually edit the right-click menu in Windows 10?

To open the Run box, press the Windows key + R. Press Enter after typing regedit. In the right pane, you should see a value called MenuDropAlignment. If it’s not there, make a new string value called MenuDropAlignment. To change it, double-click on it.

How do I clear my right click history in Windows 10?

Click Start and type: file explorer options and hit Enter or click the option at the top of the search results. In the Privacy section, make sure both boxes are checked for recently used files and folders in Quick Access and click the Clear button. That’s it.