Windows 10: How to get rid of stupid WMP context menu entries?

Discus and support How to get rid of stupid WMP context menu entries? in Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance to solve the problem; I want to get rid of the "Add to Windows Media Player list" and "Play with Windows Media Player" context menu items. I was going to "uninstall" WMP... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Performance & Maintenance' started by meh, Sep 16, 2015.

  1. MEH
    meh Win User

    How to get rid of stupid WMP context menu entries?


    I want to get rid of the "Add to Windows Media Player list" and "Play with Windows Media Player" context menu items. I was going to "uninstall" WMP (but of course, you really can't), but got scared off by the warning Microsoft puts up as soon as you so much as try deselecting it under "Programs and Features."

    Please don't tell me to do "regsvr32 /u wmpshell.dll" as that does not work. I'm also unable to delete entries under HKCR\SystemFileAssociations, even when running Regedit under the System context. I could try changing perms in there but I'm really afraid of messing something up, and I don't want to deal with registry backup/restore.

    :)
     
    meh, Sep 16, 2015
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  2. PETERMACARDLE
    petermacardle Win User

    How to get rid of stupid login screen and extra account that doesn't show up in user accounts!!!!!!

    no relevant response no dollar refund not even a response. What do you think?
     
    petermacardle, Sep 16, 2015
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  3. RUESTER(2)
    ruester(2) Win User
    How to get rid of stupid login screen and extra account that doesn't show up in user accounts!!!!!!

    I have disabled passwords for login, now I can't get rid of a second account that shows up on THE LOGIN SCREEN THAT I JUST DISABLED BUT STILL SHOWS UP!!!

    2 accounts show up on that login screen, when I go to user accounts I am unable to delete any of them!!!
     
    ruester(2), Sep 16, 2015
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  4. AVEYO
    AveYo Win User

    How to get rid of stupid WMP context menu entries?

    Code: Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio\shell\Enqueue] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio\shell\Play] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Audio\shell\Enqueue] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Audio\shell\Play] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Image\shell\Enqueue] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Image\shell\Play] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Video\shell\Enqueue] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Video\shell\Play] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\video\shell\Enqueue] [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\video\shell\Play][/quote] If you can't access that, you're doing something wrong.
    Maybe it's time to soft-refresh your install by creating a new user account.
     
    AveYo, Sep 16, 2015
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  5. MEH
    meh Win User
    Yeah, that works. Not sure what I was doing wrong before, but I have a lot going and I must have tripped over myself soow...

    Thank you.
     
    meh, Sep 16, 2015
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  6. PETERLEB
    PeterleB Win User
    You have also to delete these two registry keys:

    [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\audio\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
    [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\Directory.Audio\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
     
    PeterleB, Apr 4, 2018
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