# How to remove context menu
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 3, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192 "2009-04-03T09:08:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@simonc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/simonc)
#### Post date: [April 3, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192/1 "2009-04-03T09:08:48Z")
Sorry if this sounds a bit retrograde but I'd actually like to remove the context menu as there are already too many programmes on my system which have added context menus and it also interferes with navigating using shortcut keys.
I know there is a registry key which controls the behaviour of the context menu. Can you just delete this or is there a safer way to remove the context menu?
(I recently upgraded from 2.42 to 2.43, and deselected the context menu option during install. Unfortunately it didn't remove the context menu set up by 2.42)
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### Author:  [@Hugh\_Tash](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Hugh_Tash)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2014, 9:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192/2 "2014-10-03T09:32:23Z")
I would also like **Mp3tag** to have an option to easily remove / add context menu entries for folders and / or audio files through **Mp3tag** options.
Currently the only way to remove **Mp3tag** context menu entries is to uninstall Mp3tag and install it again or perform some registry changes.
Adding **Mp3tag** back to context menu requires re-installation too.
It would be great if **Mp3tag** had context menu integration settings under **Mp3tag** options that would allow to add / remove context menu entry separately for audio files and for directories (folders, drives).
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [October 3, 2014, 10:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192/3 "2014-10-03T10:17:51Z")
You are probably talking about the context menu in Windows Explorer.
So this is a property and function of Windows explorer. And the interaface to this program is via the registry or the shell extensions.
There is a utility that allows you to enable and disable shell extensions:
[http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html](http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html)
Perhaps this has the functions you need.
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### Author:  [@kvee](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kvee)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192/4 "2020-11-11T06:36:37Z")
Sadly that it is 6 years later but add/remove context-menu feature does not implemented and no one answer how to remove it.
From what I have tried. I'm using Mp3Tag 3.0.2.
Remove these keys from registry editor will remove context-menu (right click menu).
```
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Mp3tagShell
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Mp3tagShell
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Mp3tagShell
```
If you are not sure about this, try to open its `(Default)` value.
For example: `{6351E20C-35FA-4BE3-98FB-4CABF1363E12}` and add `x` before close curly bracket.
Example: `{6351E20C-35FA-4BE3-98FB-4CABF1363E12x}`
ShellexView couldn't disable this context-menu. I don't know why.
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### Author:  [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2020, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192/5 "2020-11-11T17:29:47Z")
> [@kvee](#):
>
> Sadly that it is 6 years later but add/remove context-menu feature does not implemented and no one answer how to remove it.
the easiest way was to uninstall and install mp3tag again. I mean mp3tag setup ask if context menu should be installed or not.
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### Author:  [@Dypsis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dypsis)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2021, 1:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192/6 "2021-11-06T01:23:58Z")
Does anyone know how to remove the Mp3tag v3.11 Windows 11 new context menu and the Show More Options context menu?
I've tried [NirSoft ShellMenuView](http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shell_menu_view.html) and [NirSoft ShellExView](http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html), and neither of them show it.
I'll dig though the Registry and see what I can find, but it would be nice to have it officially documented somewhere.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2021, 9:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192/7 "2021-11-06T09:59:20Z")
Just uninstall Mp3tag and keep your configuration data — then reinstall and don't install the context menu extension this time.
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### Author:  [@Bendez92](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bendez92)
#### Post date: [January 18, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192/8 "2025-01-18T23:23:10Z")
Those dont work anymore. However,
adding "--" to the start of the SurrogateAppID data under "Computer\HKEY\_CLASSES\_ROOT\PackagedCom\Package\35795FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag.ShellExtension\_3.26.2.0\_x64\_\_hyhc94k68ebpm\Server\0" did the trick!
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [January 20, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192/9 "2025-01-20T08:23:15Z")
I'd advise against direct changes in the registry (unless you know what you're doing). The recommended way is
> [@Florian](#):
>
> Just uninstall Mp3tag and keep your configuration data — then reinstall and don't install the context menu extension this time.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 8:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-context-menu/8192/10 "2025-02-19T08:23:16Z")
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