Windows 10: Add or Remove Unlock Drive Context Menu in Windows

How to: Add or Remove Unlock Drive Context Menu in Windows

How to Add or Remove Unlock Drive Context Menu in Windows


Information BitLocker Drive Encryption is a data protection feature that integrates with the operating system and addresses the threats of data theft or exposure from lost, stolen, or inappropriately decommissioned computers.

BitLocker can encrypt the drive Windows is installed on (the removable data drive (such as an external hard drive or USB flash drive).

You can choose how you want to unlock an encrypted data drive: with a password or a smart card. For removable data drives encrypted with BitLocker To Go, you can set the drive to automatically unlock instead when you sign in to the PC. For fixed data drives, you can also set the drive to automatically unlock when you unlock the PC, if you prefer, as long as the operating system drive is BitLocker-protected.

If you didn't choose to removable data drive when connected, then you will see Unlock Drive in their context menu as the default action to make it easier to unlock them.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Unlock Drive context menu from locked drives encrypted by BitLocker for all users in Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the "Unlock Drive" context menu.


Note If you remove the Unlock Drive context menu, you will still be able to unlock the drive from BitLocker Drive Encryption (Manage BitLocker) in the Control Panel (icons view).

For Windows 7, BitLocker Drive Encryption is only available in the Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Enterprise editions.

For Windows 8/8.1, BitLocker Drive Encryption is only available in the Windows 8 Pro and Windows 8 Enterprise editions.

For Windows 10, editions.

EXAMPLE: Add or Remove "Unlock Drive" context menu








Here's How:

1. Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Add "Unlock Drive" to Context Menu of Locked Drives
NOTE: This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Unlock_Drive_to_context_menu.reg

Download

3. To Remove "Unlock Drive" from Context Menu of Locked Drives
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Unlock_Drive_from_context_menu.reg

Download
4. Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5. Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7. You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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What is unlock-bde context menu

As to removing that from the context menu, I don't know.

What is the make/model of your computer? Do you think it supports encryption?

The entry may be to unlock an encrypted drive which yours is not so it may not do anything if clicked on.

It might be best to just leave things as they now stand...

 

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Step 1. Open with > choose another app




Step 2, click More apps





Step 3. scroll down to the bottom of the list to find Look for another app on this PC





Step 4. browse and find Windows Media Player wmplayer.exe then click Open

 

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is there i can add and remove the lists on desktop context menu? Right click on desktop shows the context menu for me to add or remove the list
thanks

 

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I was recently greeted to a new entry in my desktop context menu after installing 8.12 drivers with the Catalyst Control Center:





I have no idea what the second entry does, since clicking it results in nothing happening.
So I open up CCC and find this new section:





It's completely disabled. I only have a single HD3850. The IGP on my mobo is nVidia, which is disabled anyway.

I spent the last hour or so finding a way to remove the second entry, and this is the only thing I could find:
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Code: KEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\ACE[/quote] This solved one problem and caused another. I do not like the tray icon, so I have it disabled, so the only way I know to get into CCC is via the context menu. Does anyone know of a way to disable just the "Configure Additive Graphics" entry and keep the CCC entry?

If I kept both disabled, is there some sort of shortcut I could make to get there instead? I don't want to have to go to Display->Settings->Advanced->CCC every time.
EDIT: Just made a hotkey to get there. *Smile

 

How to get rid of old context menus?

I was going to suggest editing teh registry , but....