Editing the right click menu in files and folders

Removing Right clicks



1) Go to Start -> Run -> type regedit and navigate here:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers (note the asterisk "*")

2) Click the the + sign next to the ContextMenuHandlers key, to expand it.
Now you will see some of the programs that have added items to your right-click menu.
 Simply delete the program keys you don't want, exit the Registry and refresh.
(If you don't want to delete the entries -> simply double click the default value for
 the program on the right hand pane and rename the clsid value by placing a period or
dash in front of it.)

To remove entries from right-click menu on folders and/or drives navigate here
 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers for folders
-or- here
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers for drives,
and follow the same procedure as you did with files.




Adding Right Clicks




For this I'll use Notepad as an example of an item you'd like to add to the right click menu of all your files or folders.

For folders
1) Go to this key HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder

2) Click the + sign next to Folder and expand it so that the Shell key is visible. Right click the Shell key and choose New -> Key and name the key Notepad or whatever else you'd prefer (whatever the key is named is what will appear in the right-click menu).

3) Now right-click the new key you made and create another key named Command. Then, in the right hand pane, double click "Default" and enter Notepad.exe as the value.

4) Exit the registry, refresh, and right click any folder. Notepad should now be on the context menu.

For files
1) Go here HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*

2) Expand the * key and see if a Shell key exists. If it does exist, follow the same procedure as for folders. If it does not exist, you'll have to create a new Shell first. Just right-click the * key and choose New -> Key and name it Shell. Then right-click the Shell key and continue on the same way you did for adding items to the right-click menu of folders.

3) Once done, Notepad should appear as an option in the right click menu of all your files.