How To Remove Intel Menu (Graphics Properties, Graphics Options, & Intel TV Wizard) From Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu
Posted August 17, 2009 – 6:09 pm in: Registry tweaks, Windows 7 GuidesUsers who have been running Windows 7 on PCs with Intel graphics might have already asked this question themselves. If you are confused with the title, when you install Intel Graphics Media Accelerator for Windows 7, it adds three options to the Windows 7 desktop context menu (right-click menu): Graphics Properties, Graphics Options, and Intel (R) TV Wizard.
Since many of us use these options once in a blue moon, removing these options will make the context menu leaner and cleaner. But if you open Intel Graphics Properties, you will not be able to see any option that lets you remove these three options from the desktop context-menu.
After searching in Windows registry for a while, we have come up with a simple solution using which one can easily remove these options. To remove Intel Graphics Properties, Graphics Options, and Intel (R) TV Wizard entries from Windows 7 desktop context-menu follow the simple steps given below:
1. Type regedit in Start menu search field and hit enter to see Windows Registry Editor.
2. Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
3. Under ContextMenuHandlers, delete the key named igfxcui.
4. Close the registry editor. You should be able to see the changes instantly.
5. That’s it.
If you don’t like to play with Windows Registry, just follow the following procedure:
1. Download the registry file from here.
2. Double-click on the file, click yes, and select ok.
3. You should be able to see the changes now.
4. That’s all.
Note that this registry simply removes the igfxcui entry from the Windows registry.
Tags: Windows 7
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15 Comments
Works on XP too! Thanks Into Windows!
thank u very much thank u
that’s easy, thank you.
Works perfictly, tried it on win7 and vista, thank you!
AWESOME!!! I hate that menu because it allows users to get around group policies for display settings
thanks a lot
really good, 1000000 thanks; i has delay problems with the intel desktop menu contect and with this patch i solve this… thx!!!
thanks a lot, into windows.
Tried this on a Windows 7 PC and it removes from the registry as shown but the icon is still in the system tray and I’m still able to access the menu. I’m needing for the same reason as Sean, to stop pupils getting around display group policies. Any ideas?
This has solved my problem.. Thanks alot! =D
hey..thanks a lot..work for me
Win 7 64-bit Home Premium
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! As u say not only it makes the context menu leaner and cleaner but much more important FASTER! So thanks!
thanx, it works.
THANKS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH IT MAKES RIGHT CLICK ON DESKTOP MUCH FASTER!!!!!
AND BTW I DID IT ON WINDOWS 8 IT ALSO WORKS ON WINDOWS 8 GUYS!! IM SO HAPPY!!
thanks bro!