How to Add "Disk Cleanup" to Context Menu of Drives in Windows
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This will show you how to add Disk Cleanup to the context menu of all hard drives in the "Computer" and "This PC" window to make using Disk Cleanup easier to use on a selected hard drive for all users in Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
You must me logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
You must me logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
EXAMPLE: Disk Cleanup Added to Hard Drive's Context Menu
EXAMPLE: Disk Cleanup
NOTE: This is what opens in Windows 7/8 (left screenshot below) and Vista (right screenshot below) when you use the Disk Cleanup context menu item.
Here's How: 1. To Add "Disk Cleanup" to Drive Context Menu A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 3 below. Add_Disk_Cleanup_to_Drive_Context_Menu.reg
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2. To Remove "Disk Cleanup" from Drive Context Menu A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 3 below. Remove_Disk_Cleanup_to_Drive_Context_Menu.reg
Download
3. Save the .reg file to your desktop.
4. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
5. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC-Windows 7/8) or Continue (UAC-Vista), Yes, and OK to approve merging the .reg file.
6. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn
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