how do i remove avast context menu? PICTURE

[Eddy]

You already have been answered almost 4 years ago.

[vistascape]

You already have been answered almost 4 years ago.

i tried it. it does not work.

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You already have been answered almost 4 years ago.

i tried it. it does not work.

I'm not trying to be smart-ass, but you need to disable avast self-defense to do that (all the time), which is BAD.

[DavidR]

how do i delete this? ive tried the things above but it didnt help.

Follow the instructions in Reply #5 above, the last line of that shows what value to enter for complete removal.

Are you getting any errors when trying to edit the avast5.ini ?
I have just tested these settings on this XP system and they still work for me.

You may need to reboot to have the setting take effect.

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I'm not trying to be smart-ass, but you need to disable avast self-defense to do that (all the time), which is BAD.

The whole point of the self-defence module is to prevent unauthorised changes to avast. It is for your protection to prevent malware making changes to the avast .ini files.

I mean just how many times do you need to alter the avast ini files to have to disable the avast self-defence.

If you run notepad.exe as the administrator you should be able to make the modifications as suggested and (depending on OS) the self-defence module just seeks confirmation that you want to make the changes.

[vistascape]

its working now.

i had -0 instead of -1 

[DavidR]

its working now.

i had -0 instead of -1 

Good that you now have it working.
Note the -0 value was also wrong, that is why nothing changed. It should just have been 0 after the =.

[vistascape]

You can only remove the long file names - if that is what your problem is but you don't say why you want to do this ?

- Context (right click) Menu, very long file names how to change the display so as not to show the file names:
Using notepad, open the C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Avast Software\Avast\avast5.ini (XP file location)
C:\ProgramData\Avast Software\Avast\avast5.ini (Vista, Win7 file location)

Now find and edit the [UserInterface] section, add the new line after the label, ShellExtensionFileName=0 and save the file the avast self-defence will ask for confirmation. That would get rid of the long file name element.

[UserInterface]
ShellExtensionFileName=0

For complete removal of the Shell Integration
- use the ShellExtensionFileName=-1, to switch off the avast shell integration completely.

i have windows 10 now. i cant change the avast5.ini file. it says im not an administrator even though i am. can u help me please?

i wanna remove the context menu in windows 10.

[DavidR]

Well much water has gone under this bridge, so I don't know if it still works.

However, there are things that you need to do before you can edit the .ini file:
1. Disable the avast self-defence module, this could block any edit.
2. You must use the windows notepad, no other text editor.

[vistascape]

Well much water has gone under this bridge, so I don't know if it still works.

However, there are things that you need to do before you can edit the .ini file:
1. Disable the avast self-defence module, this could block any edit.
2. You must use the windows notepad, no other text editor.

still not working. it says i need admin rights or something

[Martin00]

I remember in the old days I used to do this by deleting registry keys.

[DavidR]

Well much water has gone under this bridge, so I don't know if it still works.

However, there are things that you need to do before you can edit the .ini file:
1. Disable the avast self-defence module, this could block any edit.
2. You must use the windows notepad, no other text editor.

still not working. it says i need admin rights or something

How about running notepad.exe As Administrator ?
Then open the avast5.ini file from the notepad File menu.

[vistascape]

same.

there has to be a way to remove context menus. omg.

[DavidR]

You could try using the tool ShellEx (and link) mentioned in Reply #1
Given it is over 6 years old, I don't know if, A) the tool is still available or B) if it would work with Win10.

[vistascape]

i tried it. it didnt work. if i did it correctly.

[Martin00]

i tried it. it didnt work. if i did it correctly.

Did you try rebooting afterwards? If yes, then this should work:
1. Use ShellEx and locate Avast.
2. Right click on it and click on "Open CLSID In RegEdit".
3. Make a backup (right click on that registry key and then "Export" and save).
4. Delete that registry key (you need to click on that selected folder on the left pane, same goes for point 3).
5. Reboot.

If you will want to restore it simply open the file you exported. It should add it to the registry (with a popup message).