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Remove Context Menu Entry?
« on: November 13, 2007, 01:42:52 PM »
Is it possible to remove the "Scan 'File'" option from the context menu completely? I can't seem to find an option for it within the UI and I can't seem to find this being discussed here before. I have another system I use for scanning individual files and would prefer to keep my context menu as clean as possible. Thanks for any help you can give me.

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Re: Remove Context Menu Entry?
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2007, 03:21:27 PM »
Program Files (right click the avast 'a' icon), Common tab, Show Explorer Extension icon.
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Re: Remove Context Menu Entry?
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 03:48:28 PM »
The icon - yes; the whole context menu option - no.
You may try to remove the avast! shell extension from registry, but it's possible that avast! setup will put it back during a program update, for example.

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Re: Remove Context Menu Entry?
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2007, 04:08:58 PM »
Thanks for the update Igor, does it make sense not to also remove the context menu entry as well as the icon when that option is selected ?
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Re: Remove Context Menu Entry?
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2007, 04:20:56 PM »
Well, that option always was just about the icon in the contect menu (i.e. a purely cosmetic change - as somebody seemed not to like the icon); it wasn't meant to remove the Explorer Extension completely.

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Re: Remove Context Menu Entry?
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2007, 05:37:25 PM »
Yes, but don't you think that it should be more than just removing the icon or having the option to remove the explorer extension ?

Personally I can't see the purpose in just removing an icon as many people want to keep the context menu under control, rather than simply removing icons.
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Re: Remove Context Menu Entry?
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2007, 06:19:49 PM »
Context Menu Editor will remove it completely.
Take care, there is no backup option, once done, done forever, at least avast regenerate the entry.
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Re: Remove Context Menu Entry?
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2007, 07:29:01 PM »
That is why it would be handy to have the option in avast so it might be restored.
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