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The Context Menu

Page Contents -

• Selecting New (e.g. 'New' > 'Folder') Freezes Windows
• Remove 'Pin to Start' from the Context Menu
• Remove 'Pin to Taskbar' from the Context Menu
• Remove 'Send To' from the Context Menu
• Open CMD Prompt

Selecting New (e.g. 'New' > 'Folder') Freezes Windows

This fix was reported by ChrisR (see here)

Issue:
When using the right-click context menu New (e.g. New > Folder) the system freezes. This issue only affects Windows 10.0.15063 builds.

File Dependencies:
N/A - None

Registry Settings/Dependencies:

reg.exe batch file commands -
@echo off reg.exe ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew" /v "RegistryValue" /t REG_MULTI_SZ /d ".library-ms\0.link\0.txt\0Folder\0" /f reg.exe ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew" /v "~reserved~" /t REG_BINARY /d "0800000000000600" /f

.reg file (import using regedit.exe) -
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew] "Classes"=hex(7):2e,00,6c,00,69,00,62,00,72,00,61,00,72,00,79,00,2d,00,6d,00,\ 73,00,00,00,2e,00,6c,00,6e,00,6b,00,00,00,2e,00,74,00,78,00,74,00,00,00,46,\ 00,6f,00,6c,00,64,00,65,00,72,00,00,00,00,00 "~reserved~"=hex:08,00,00,00,00,00,06,00

OfflineReg batch file commands -
@echo off Offlinereg-win32.exe PATH\Default Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew setvalue "~reserved~" "08,00,00,00,00,00,06,00" 3 Offlinereg-win32.exe PATH\Default Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Discardable\PostSetup\ShellNew setvalue "Classes" ".library-ms .link .txt Folder" 7

Remove 'Pin To Start' from the Context Menu

Issue:
The Pin to Start context menu option is not working correctly in a Windows Preinstallation Environment.

File Dependencies:
N/A - None

Registry Settings\Dependencies:

reg.exe batch file commands -
@echo off reg.exe delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8} /f

.reg file (import using regedit.exe) -
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8}]

OfflineReg batch file commands -
@echo off offlinereg-win32.exe PATH\software "Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers" deletekey "{a2a9545d-a0c2-42b4-9708-a0b2badd77c8}"

Remove 'Pin To Taskbar' from the Context Menu

Issue:
The Pin to Taskbar context menu option is not working correctly in a Windows Preinstallation Environment.

File Dependencies:
N/A - None

Registry Settings\Dependencies:

reg.exe batch file commands -
@echo off reg.exe delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{90AA3A4E-1CBA-4233-B8BB-535773D48449} /f

.reg file (import using regedit.exe) -
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\{90AA3A4E-1CBA-4233-B8BB-535773D48449}]

OfflineReg batch file commands -
@echo off offlinereg-win32.exe PATH\software "Classes\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers" deletekey "{90AA3A4E-1CBA-4233-B8BB-535773D48449}"

Remove 'Send To' from the Context Menu

Issue:
The Send To context menu option is not working correctly in a Windows Preinstallation Environment.

File Dependencies:
N/A - None

Registry Settings\Dependencies:

reg.exe batch file commands -
@echo off reg.exe ADD "HKLM\Software\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SendTo" /ve /t REG_SZ /f reg.exe ADD "HKLM\Software\Classes\UserLibraryFolder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SendTo" /ve /t REG_SZ /f

.reg file (import using regedit.exe) -
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SendTo] @="" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\UserLibraryFolder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SendTo] @=""

OfflineReg batch file commands -
@echo off offlinereg-win32.exe PATH\software "Classes\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SendTo" setvalue " " " " offlinereg-win32.exe PATH\software "Classes\UserLibraryFolder\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\SendTo" setvalue " " " "

Open CMD Prompt

Information:
Add an option to the context menu titled Command Prompt and use it to open a command prompt with root set as either the target directory or drive.

File Dependencies:
N/A - None

Registry Settings\Dependencies:

reg.exe batch file commands -
@echo off reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\runas" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "Command Prompt" /f reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\runas" /v "NoWorkingDirectory" /t REG_SZ /f reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\runas\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /k pushd %%L && title Command Prompt" /f reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\runas" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "Command Prompt" /f reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\runas" /v "NoWorkingDirectory" /t REG_SZ /f reg.exe add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\runas\command" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "cmd.exe /k pushd %%L && title Command Prompt" /f

.reg file (import using regedit.exe) -
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\runas] @="Command Prompt" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Directory\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /k pushd %L && title Command Prompt" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\runas] @="Command Prompt" "NoWorkingDirectory"="" [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Drive\shell\runas\command] @="cmd.exe /k pushd %L && title Command Prompt"

OfflineReg batch file commands -
@echo off offlinereg-win32.exe "PATH\Software" "Classes\Directory\shell\runas" setvalue " " "Command Prompt" offlinereg-win32.exe "PATH\Software" "Classes\Directory\shell\runas" setvalue "NoWorkingDirectory" " " offlinereg-win32.exe "PATH\Software" "Classes\Directory\shell\runas\command" setvalue " " "cmd.exe /k pushd %%L && title Command Prompt" offlinereg-win32.exe "PATH\Software" "Classes\Drive\shell\runas" setvalue " " "Command Prompt" offlinereg-win32.exe "PATH\Software" "Classes\Drive\shell\runas" setvalue "NoWorkingDirectory" " " offlinereg-win32.exe "PATH\Software" "Classes\Drive\shell\runas\command" setvalue " " "cmd.exe /k pushd %%L && title Command Prompt"

Document date - 17^th February 2018