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REMOVE "OPEN IN VISUAL STUDIO" IN THE CONTEXT MENU

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How to Remove "Open in Visual Studio" in the Context Menu

Also you can watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S7s-p_enSY

STEP 1

Press Win+S keys, and search regedit then open Regedit (Registry Editor).

STEP 2

# Go to path of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell

STEP 3

# Remove AnyCode key.

STEP 4

# Go to path of HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\

STEP 5

# Remove AnyCode key.

It currently deleted from the context menu.

idbrii commented Mar 17, 2025

You could also run batch commands to script this (especially if you frequently setup new machines):

reg copy "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\AnyCode" "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\AnyCode_Disabled" /s
reg copy "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\AnyCode" "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\AnyCode_Disabled" /s

reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\AnyCode" /f
reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\AnyCode" /f