How to Add or Remove Extract All Context Menu for ZIP Files in Windows
When you right click or press and hold on a .zip file, the Extract All context menu will extract all contents in the .zip file into a new folder and opens the new folder.
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the 'Extract All' context menu for .zip files for all users in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
You must be signed in to Windows as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.
EXAMPLE: "Extract All" context menu
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (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 4 below.
Add_Extract_All_context_menu.reg
Download
(Contents of .reg file for reference.)
Code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompressedFolder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\{b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af}] @="Compressed (zipped) Folder Menu"
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Extract_All_context_menu.reg
Download
(Contents of .reg file for reference.)
Code:Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompressedFolder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\{b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af}]
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, Yes (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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