How to Remove or Restore the Open With Context Menu Item in Windows
Information
This will show you how to remove or restore the Open with right click context menu item of all files in Windows 7 and Vista.


Removing Open with from the context menu can make it easier to prevent all users on the computer from accidentally have a file extension type assigned a wrong default program to be opened with by default.


NOTE
A default program is the program that Windows uses when you open a particular type of file extension. Open with allows you to change a file type to open with a different default program for just this one time or always using the context menu in Windows.


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EXAMPLE: Open with Context Menu Item for FilesHere's How:
1. To Remove "Open with" from the Context Menu -
A) Click on the Download button below to download the
Remove_Open_With.reg file below.
B) Go to step 3.
2. To Restore "Open with" to the Context Menu -
A) Click on the Download button below to download the
Restore_Open_With.reg file below.
3. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click the .reg file (On Desktop) and click on Merge.

6. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file on the desktop if you like.
That's it,
Shawn

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Attached Thumbnails
Attached Files Remove_Open_With.reg (214 Bytes) Restore_Open_With.reg (536 Bytes)