Disable the Send To Context Menu in Windows
One of the most annoying context menus in Windows is the stupid Send To menu which lets you send the clicked file to various programs, or special folders. Personally I never use it. Some of you may find it extremely useful, but for me it just wastes time. And over the years it grew so big that it actually takes 2-3 seconds to load the whole list. This means that if I accidentally touch that entry while manipulating files, I have to sit there and wait for it. That annoys me to no end. So I decided to disable it. It is relatively easy - you just need to tweak a single registry entry.
Simply copy and paste the following text into your favorite text editor and save it with a .reg extension. Then double click on it. After you do, Send To should be gone from the context menu.
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Se nd To]
@=""
Make sure that the “Send To” is on one line. If you ever decide that you need that menu back, here is a file to re-enable it:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFilesystemObjects\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Se nd To]
@="{7BA4C740-9E81-11CF-99D3-00AA004AE837}"
I figured I’d better post that second one, because it is anything but intuitive. Just a long registry D-Word value that might as well be completely arbitrary. I simply obtained it by exporting that reg key on my WinXP home machine before removing it. I tested it and it does restore the menu properly, at least on my system.
For safety I recommend that you export your own key before you remove the menu - although I don’t see why my d-word value wouldn’t work on most systems.
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April 15th, 2007 at 5:20 pm (4132) [Quote]
I use that occasionally, not something I’d class as “extremely useful” but it has been used.. only for transferring stuff to a USB stick without going through My Computer though
Then again it hasn’t gotten so cumbersome on my system as to be a nuisance - if it was entrapping me for x number of seconds as you described then I’d be thanking you by now
Posted usingApril 15th, 2007 at 7:16 pm (4134) [Quote]
I sometimes use it, but like Matt says, I don’t have enough to make it a nuisance
. Useful tip, though.
Posted usingApril 15th, 2007 at 7:38 pm (4135) [Quote]
I could swear that I don’t remember even thinking about using it in the last 3-4 years. I definitely won’t miss it.
Posted usingOctober 3rd, 2007 at 9:43 am (6394) [Quote]
Wow thanks man, i have had enough headache about that stupid send to context menu. in slower PC, accidentally point to it means “PC hang” for at least 5 seconds. Even on modern machine, a 1-2 seconds delay will take place. Really stupid feature.
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