I read in here that the reason its listed twice is maybe because Mp3tagShell.dll was manually registered. Does anyone know how to remove the second entry to the right click menu? I am using windows 11 and Mp3Tag 64 bit version. I went into the registry and there is only 1ea entry for the Directory, …

[image] nohart: So there must be another registry listing hiding somewhere Could be. But this something that you have to find out locally. One way could be: uninstall the current version and see whether both MP3tag entries have gone. If not, investigate again, where the link may be stored. …

Does one of the entries lead to problems?

No if I click on either one it opens the current 64 bit version 3.28f.

There are tools around to show (and edit) the shell extensions. See e.g. this thread: [image] Remove redundant MP3Tag context menu entry Support Well, I turned off Windows Media Player, which I very rarely use compared to Winamp, and for some amazing reason MP3Tag now app…

Yes I have already done this. I have 3 different shell tools. So I actually found the listings in the registry. In the original post I stated that there is only 1ea entry for the Directory, Drive and File key. There is not a duplicate listed. So there must be another registry listing hiding somewher…

Do you know if I remove Mp3Tag will I lose all my settings in Options? Or will I lose any of my Actions or Scripts that I have made?

[image] nohart: will I lose all my settings in Options? Yes. if you don't create a backup first. See the documentation: [image] Download and Installation – Mp3tag Documentation Details on where to download Mp3tag, Mp3tag's different installation modes, and system requirements for…

Just a small addition: the uninstaller also asks if you want to remove the configuration settings. So it's possible to uninstall without loosing the options. I'd still recommend to perform a backup from time to time, as outlined by ohrenkino.

What I actually did was use - Easy Context Menu and disabled the Mp3TagShell using the mouse option at the top - ContextMenu Cleaner. In the window thats opens up, look under - Directory and Drive and find - Mp3tagShell and uncheck it. Even though you are making the selection under HKCR what the app…

Context Menu is listed twice

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ohrenkino March 7, 2025, 5:22pm 4

There are tools around to show (and edit) the shell extensions.
See e.g. this thread: