How to Add or Remove Personalize Desktop Context Menu in Windows 10
When you right click or press and hold on your desktop and click/tap on Personalize, it will open to Background in Settings -> Personalization icon.
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Personalize on the desktop context menu of all users in Windows 10.
You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to add or remove the Personalize desktop context menu.
This can be handy if you wanted to remove unused desktop context menu items.
Contents
- Option One: Add or Remove 'Personalize' Desktop Context Menu using BAT file with NSudo
- Option Two: Add or Remove 'Personalize' Desktop Context Menu in Registry Editor
EXAMPLE: Personalize on desktop context menu
Special thanks to Matthew for providing this option using a BAT file with NSudo.
This option will not install anything on your computer.
1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the Add_or_remove_the_context_menu_item_[Personalize].zip file.
2 Save the the Add_or_remove_the_context_menu_item_[Personalize].zip file to your desktop.
3 Unblock the the Add_or_remove_the_context_menu_item_[Personalize].zip file.
4 Extract all the Add_or_remove_the_context_menu_item_[Personalize].zip file to your desktop.
5 Run the Add_or_remove_the_context_menu_item_[Personalize].bat file from the extracted contents above.
6 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes to approve running as administrator.
7 Press the A (add) or R (remove) key for what you want to do. (see screenshot below)
1 In the search box (Win+S) on your taskbar or Start menu, type regedit, and press Enter to open Registry Editor.
2 If prompted by UAC, click/tap on Yes.
3 In the left pane of Registry Editor, browse to the location below. (see screenshots below)
4 You will need to first change the owner of the Personalize key in the left pane to be the Administrators group. (see top screenshot below step 3)
5 You will need to second set permissions of the Personalize key in the left pane to "Allow" the Administrators group "Full control". (see top screenshot below step 3)
6 You will need to third change the owner of the command key in the left pane to be the Administrators group. (see bottom screenshot below step 3)
7 You will need to fourth set permissions of the command key in the left pane to "Allow" the Administrators group "Full control". (see bottom screenshot below step 3)
8 Do step 9 (add) or step 10 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 11 below.
Add_Personalize_to_desktop_context_menu.reg
Download
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 11 below.
Remove_Personalize_from_desktop_context_menu.reg
Download
11 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
12 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
13 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
14 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
Related Tutorials
- How to Add or Remove 'Personalize (classic)' context menu in Windows 10
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- How to Add Personalization to Control Panel in Windows 10