When you right click on media files or folders you may see entries like “Add to VLC media player’s Playlist” and “Play with VLC media player.”

The program is not clever enough to add or remove these options from its Preferences, but you can download a portable and light freeware called ShellMenuView that will disable the VLC contect menus — and enable them again if you want them back.

The Context Menu is a handy part of Windows that allows you to right-click on a file or folder and quickly perform frequently used actions. Some third-party applications add Context Menu items. You can also delete, edit, or add items yourself. Select Tools Customize Interface to get started. Here you can add or remove icons from toolbars via drag & drop. For instance, if you never use the random icon, you may want to remove it to clean up the interface. You can also add buttons to it, for instance the DVD menu button which may come in useful if you play a lot of DVDs in VLC.

The other way, not recommended, would be to re-install VLC and refuse Windows Explorer integration.

Sql server management studio 2016 32 bit free download. * Don’t miss VLC Untied, a free program that lets you select one or more files or folders in Windows Explorer and load them to VLC media player instantly using a keyboard shortcut, even removing completely any files that may be already loaded and playing.

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If you have a lot af programs installed, your Windows Explorer context menu might get a little bit crowded. Here are some tips on how to remove them on a per program basis.

Basics

There are several possible “locations” for context menu entries:

• Context menu of folders
• Context menu of all files
• Context menu of specific filetypes
• Context menu of the “empty” area of a folder

Removing specific programs

Remove Play With Vlc From Context Menu Windows 10

I prefer removing the context menu items via the program’s settings menu. By using registry hacks, there might be a chance of the item coming back after an update. There are also other options like ShellExView or Autoruns.

Remove Play With Vlc From Context Menu Windows 7

• VLC / Play with VLC
  Uninstall VLC. Open the installation wizard and deselect Windows Explorer integration.
• Git / Open Git Bash here
  Uninstall Git. Open the installation wizard and delect Windows Explorer integration.
• Visual Studio / Open in Visual Studio
  There is no setting for this. Open regeditand go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryBackgroundshellAnyCode and delete it. Also go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshellAnyCode and delete that.
• Müller Foto / CEWE Fotoschau
  Open regedit and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshell. Remove CEWE Fotoschau and Müller Foto.
  Go To HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTSystemFileAssociationsimageshell. Remove CEWE Fotoschau and Müller Foto.
• 7-Zip
  Open 7-Zip. Go to Settings > 7-Zip. Uncheck integrate 7-Zip in context menu (also 32-Bit).
• MediaInfoGo to Options > Preferences. Deselect Explorer extension.
• Visual Studio Code / Open with Visual Studio Code
  Uninstall VS Code. Install it again and unselect Add Open with code action to Windows Explorer file context menu and Add Open with Code action to Windows Explorer directory menu.
• MP3TagUninstall MP3Tag. Open the installation wizard and deselect Windows Explorer integration.
• Eraser
  Eraser has an option in its settings menu, which did not work for me. I had to uninstall it and install again without selecting the Windows Explorer Shell Extension.
• PDFCreator / Convert with PDF CreatorGo to Settings (Gear icon). Select Remove Windows explorer integration.
• Paint 3D / Edit with Paint 3D
  Open regedit and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Search for 3D Edit and only select Keys in the search dialog. You will find results under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesSystemFileAssociations*EXTENSION*Shell, with *EXTENSION* beeing .3mf, .bmp, .fbx, .gif, .glb, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .obj, .ply, .png, .stl, .tif, .tiff. Remove all of them.
• DirectX SDK / Convert to file format
  Open regedit. Go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshellexContextMenuHandlers and delete Convert.
• Windows / Scan with Windows Defender
  Open regeditand go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT*shellexContextMenuHandlers. Delete the EPP node. Also go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryshellexContextMenuHandlers and delete EPP there.
• Windows / Rotate left and rotate right
  Open regedit and go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT. Search for ShellImagePreview and only select Keys in the search dialog. You will find results under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREClassesSystemFileAssociations*EXTENSION*ShellExContextMenuHandler, with *EXTENSION* beeing .avci, .avif, .bmp, .dds, .dib, .gif, .heic, .heif, .ico, .jfif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg, .jxr, .rle, .tif, .tiff, .wdp, .webp. Remove all of them.

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