For example the Edit command that just opens Windows Notepad, or the double Edit with Notepad++ entries, File ownership Entry that never worked for me and just thrown an error:
Just want to tidy it up a little.
I should have mentioned I saw that. The thing is I blocked everything under Context Menu yet those entries still remain.
Assuming the context menu you showed is on a file, what does the Settings/File Types/All Files/Context Menu tab is displaying?
EDIT: Same question for All Files & Folders?
All files Context Menu tab is empty and for All Files & Folders it's these:
which I'm assuming are the default actions.
That isn't the only place those items can come from. It blocks those shell extension DLLs from being loaded into our process, but Context Menu items can also be added via the registry and other methods.
The guide linked above shows how to hide everything by default and then add back just the items you want, which is the only way to have complete control.
If you don't want to go that route, working out how to hide individual items will often be different for each item, as it depends how they are being added to the menu. (Microsoft added a new way to add context menu items in pretty much every new version of Windows, so it's quite a mess and can be a pain to track down individual items.)
Alright, that makes sense. Thought there's a way to just hide the things I don't want, but I'll try with hiding everything method.
For anyone looking for an easier solution that works system-wide, ContextMenuManager on GitHub worked great for me, even on Windows 11.
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