Hide context menu on the Desktop and in Windows folders.
When you press the right mouse button on the desktop or in any Windows folder, a context menu appears. You can disable the ability to show the context menu on the desktop and in Windows folders.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
If you press the right mouse button on the desktop or in any windows folder, a context menu will appear. You can disable the ability to show this context menu on the desktop and in windows folders. For this, go to start > run, enter "regedit" and search the keys listed below. You can create a dword value "noviewcontextmenu", if this value does not exist. Now, set the value data to "1" to disable the context menu on the desktop and in windows folders. The changes will take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
If you press the right mouse button on the desktop or in any windows folder, a context menu will appear. You can disable the ability to show this context menu on the desktop and in windows folders. For this, go to start > run, enter "regedit" and search the keys listed below. You can create a dword value "noviewcontextmenu", if this value does not exist. Now, set the value data to "1" to disable the context menu on the desktop and in windows folders. The changes will take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.
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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\] and create a DWORD value 'NoViewContextMenu'.

Right-click on 'NoViewContextMenu' and select 'Modify'.

Set the 'Value Data' to "1" in the textbox provided and click on 'OK' to hide context menu on the Desktop and in Windows folders.
Registry Entries
- back to top- Path: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]
- Location: Current User
- Value Name: NoViewContextMenu
- Data Type: DWORD (DWORD Value)
- Enabled Value: 1
- Disabled Value: 0
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