# How to remove right-click Explorer Shell Extension

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-right-click-explorer-shell-extension/1895
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 19, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-right-click-explorer-shell-extension/1895 "2005-04-19T01:36:36Z")
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### Author: ![speaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@speaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/speaker)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-right-click-explorer-shell-extension/1895/1 "2005-04-19T01:36:36Z")

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I installed mp3tag with this option checked, then later reinstalled it with the option unchecked. Unfortunately, that didn't remove it from my right-click context menu.

How do I remove it permanently?

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### Author: ![Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/sebastian_mares/32/9285_2.png) [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [April 19, 2005, 4:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-right-click-explorer-shell-extension/1895/2 "2005-04-19T04:54:57Z")

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Do you use foobar2000 as player? If so, you can use the following file. Simply save it as "Remove MP3Tag Shell Extension.reg" and run it:

```
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.aac\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.ape\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.cue\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.flac\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.m3u\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.m4a\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.mp2\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.mp3\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.mp4\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.mpc\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.ofr\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.ofs\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.ogg\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.spx\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.tta\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.wma\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.wv\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\foobar2000.aac\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.aac\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.ape\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.cue\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.flac\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.m3u\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.m4a\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.mp2\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.mp3\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.mp4\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.mpc\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.ofr\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.ofs\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.ogg\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.spx\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.tta\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.wma\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.wv\shell\Mp3tag]
[-HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\foobar2000.aac\shell\Mp3tag]

```

If you use another player, you might need to replace the "foobar2000.\*" strings with something else.

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-remove-right-click-explorer-shell-extension/1895/3 "2026-02-09T12:19:22Z")

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