How to Add or Remove Google Drive Context Menu in Windows

How to Add or Remove Google Drive Context Menu in Windows

Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service created by Google. It allows users to store files in the cloud, share files, and edit documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with collaborators. Google Drive encompasses Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, an office suite that permits collaborative editing of documents, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, forms, and more.

To use Google Drive on your PC, you must first download and install: Backup and Sync from Google

When you install Backup and Sync from Google on your Windows computer, a Google Drive context menu will be added for when you right click on your files and folders.

This tutorial will show you how to add and remove the Google Drive context menu for all users when Backup and Sync from Google is installed in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Google Drive context menus.

The Google Drive context menus will only be available while the Backup and Sync from Google app is running.

EXAMPLE: Google Drive context menus

Here's How:

1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.

2 To Add Google Drive Context Menu

This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Add_Google_Drive_context_menu.reg

Download

(Contents of .reg file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\GDContextMenu]
@="{BB02B294-8425-42E5-983F-41A1FA970CD6}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\GDContextMenu]
@="{BB02B294-8425-42E5-983F-41A1FA970CD6}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\GDContextMenu]
@="{BB02B294-8425-42E5-983F-41A1FA970CD6}"
3 To Remove Google Drive Context Menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.

Remove_Google_Drive_context_menu.reg

Download

(Contents of .reg file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\GDContextMenu]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\GDContextMenu]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\GDContextMenu]
4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, OK (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.

That's it,
Shawn

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