Search - Add or Remove from "My Computer" Context Menu

How to Add "Search" to "My Computer" Context Menu in Vista and Windows 7
Published 08 May 2012

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How to Add "Search" to "My Computer" Context Menu in Vista and Windows 7

Information

This will show you how to add Search to the "My Computer" context menu for all users in Windows 7 or Vista. This is for when you right click on Computer from the Start Menu, navigation pane in Windows Explorer, or desktop icon.

EXAMPLE: "Search" added to "My Computer" Context Menu

Here's How:

1. To Add "Search" to "My Computer" Context Menu
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Add_Search_to_My_Computer_Context_Menu.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Remove "Search" from "My Computer" Context Menu
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.
Remove_Search_from_My_Computer_Context_Menu.reg

3. Save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

5. When prompted, click on Run, Yes (UAC-Windows 7) 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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