How to Add or Remove Manage on This PC Context Menu in Windows 10


By default, users can right click on This PC (desktop icon or File Explorer navigation pane) and click/tap on the Manage context menu item to open Computer Management.

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Manage on the This PC context menu for specific or all users in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Manage context menu item.



Contents

  • Option One: To Add or Remove Manage on This PC Context Menu using Local Group Policy Editor
  • Option Two: To Add or Remove Manage on This PC Context Menu using a REG file



EXAMPLE: Manage context menu item for This PC
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OPTION ONE

To Add or Remove Manage on This PC Context Menu using Local Group Policy Editor


The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions.

All editions can use Option Two below.


1 Open the all users, specific users or groups, or all users except administrators Local Group Policy Editor for how you want this policy applied.

2 In the left pane of the Local Group Policy Editor, click/tap on to expand User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, and File Explorer. (See screenshot below)

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3 In the right pane of File Explorer, double click/tap on the Hides the Manage item on the File Explorer context menu policy to edit it. (see screenshot above)

4 Do step 5 (add) or step 6 (remove) below for what you would like to do.


5 To Add Manage to This PC Context Menu

A) Select (dot) either Not Configured or Disabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

Not Configured is the default setting.



6 To Remove Manage from This PC Context Menu

A) Select (dot) Enabled, click/tap on OK, and go to step 7 below. (see screenshot below)

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7 When finished, you can close the Local Group Policy Editor if you like.






OPTION TWO

To Add or Remove Manage on This PC Context Menu using a REG file


The downloadable .reg files below will add and modify the DWORD value in the registry keys below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

NoManageMyComputerVerb DWORD

(delete) = Add
1 = Remove


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


2 To Add Manage to This PC Context Menu for All Users

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_Manage_to_This-PC_context_menu.reg

Download


3 To Remove Manage from This PC Context Menu for All Users

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

Remove_Manage_from_This-PC_context_menu.reg

Download


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 Restart the explorer process or sign out and sign in to apply.

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


That's it,
Shawn


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