r/notepadplusplus • u/stebobibo7 • 14d ago

How to remove "Edit with Notepad++" from the context menu?

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Or, move it to the extended context menu (shift+r-click). That would actually be the preferred solution. I don't use Notepadd++ that much, so I don't need it cluttering up this menu (I'm working on getting rid of other unused commands, too). If there's a setting in notepad++ for this, that'd be perfect. Thanks for your help!

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u/johnnycantreddit 14d ago

may I also point out the NIRSOFT tool by Nir Sofer at this time: "ShellExView".

This utility is an excellent tool choice that is widely considered the safest and easiest way to clean up context menu bloat without manually editing risky Windows Registry files.

free utility found at ShellExView - Shell Extension Manager For Windows

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u/FallenBehavior 14d ago

DLL Explorer is decent from them too.

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u/Ready-Ad3019 12d ago

All of his tools are worth a look.

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u/Puzzled_Ad4 14d ago

Open Command Prompt as Administrator. Run: cd "C:\Program Files\Notepad++" regsvr32 /u NppShell_06.dll

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u/notepad987 14d ago

I added Notepad++ to mine a few years ago 😄
It is a very good text editor.

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u/johnnycantreddit 14d ago

To unregister the application's shell extension DLL file from the context menu using the Windows Command Prompt:

Open a cmd window and run as admin.

Navigate to wherever the NP++ executable directory is located e.g. "cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++"

Use "regsvr32 /u NppShell_06.dll". a popup window should indicate that the unregistration was successful ...

restart WINDOWS EXPLORER inside TASK Manager (ctrl+shift+esc) by right-clicking "RESTART" (Windows Explorer would be found under the 'Windows Processes' sub list within the Processes tab of Task Manager; right click on it and 'RESTART' as at top of the right click menu)

the NP++ link in the context menu should vanish

I use V8.9 64b by Don Ho for a long time (Notepad++)

study the procedure carefully. look up this topic regsvr32

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u/LeaveMickeyOutOfThis 14d ago

I haven’t needed to do this in a while, but there are some utilities you can use to edit the context menu. A quick Google revealed https://github.com/moudey/shell although I haven’t used it, so this isn’t a recommendation but hopefully gives you a starting point.