Is there a way to edit the context menu without additional software?


  1. Faldo
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    Win7 Pro
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    Is there a way to edit the context menu without additional software?


    Windws 7 Pro SP1 with IE v8.

    I recently had to install Windows Live and 3 new entries were added to the context menu in Internet Explorer.

    1) Blog with Windows Live
    2) Email with Windows Live
    3) Translate with Bing

    I want them gone. I've looked through the usual registry keys like:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\MenuExt

    And cannot find any traces. In fact, I searched through the entire registry for the values "Blog with" or "Email with" and nothing turned up.

    Just where in the heck is this buried in the registry? If I disable Windows Live addon in Internet Expolorer, I think that my games (Gears of War and Batman Arkham Asylum) will no longer work. I could be wrong about that certainly. Does anyone know how to get rid of these?
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  3. Mike Connor
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    Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
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    Manage the context-menu entries for files, folders, drives and Namespace objects

    http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk...%20BHO%27s.htm

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  4. MilesAhead
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    I don't use IE anymore. But some software is written as a BHO or Browser Helper Object. You can try WinPatrol as it has a separate category to show all BHOs. You can delete them right from WinPatrol.

    WinPatrol has both free and paid versions. But the BHO stuff is included in the free.

    http://www.winpatrol.com/

    edit: In WinPatrol the menu is IE Helpers.
    Apparently what it does is let you remove the registry entry for the helper without deleting the file itself.
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  6. G1LLY
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    Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
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    Should be simple to disable/remove, try this:

    Open IE8 > Tools > Manage Add-ons > Accelerators > Right click on all entries and click Disable/Remove
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