Users who have been running Windows 10/7 on PCs with Intel graphics might have already asked this question themselves. If you are confused with the title, when you install the Intel graphics driver on your Windows computer, it adds three options to the Windows 10/7 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 the 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 10/7 desktop context menu, follow the simple steps given below:
Remove Intel graphics menu from the desktop context menu
Step 1: Type regedit in Start menu search field and hit enter to see Windows Registry Editor.
Step 2: Navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers
Step 3: Under ContextMenuHandlers, delete the key named igfxcui.
Step 4: Close the registry editor. You should be able to see the changes instantly. That’s it.
Easy way to disable Intel graphics menu from desktop right-click in Windows
If you don’t like to play with Windows Registry, just follow the following procedure:
Step 1: Download the registry file from here.
Step 2: Double-click on the file, click yes, and select ok.
Step 3: You should be able to see the changes now.
Note that this registry simply removes the igfxcui entry from the Windows registry.
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Sang says
Work on windows 10 too, I can’t belive it! After I remove Graphics Properties, Graphics Options from Desktop Context Menu, my right click appear so fast!
Thank you very much.
James X C says
Most of comments and Hooplas are from poorly infotmed IT types trying – as usual to CONTROLm their workncolleagues. What they do not realize, is I as a single Home user have multimonitors driven from same 64-bit Windows 10 PC, theey and you have completely screwed up everything, as ait was the Graphics Dislay incl output each different monitor and tge GraPHICS Proprties which allowed images to be sent easily to dual monitotrs with different form factors threby for example allowing a film, documentary, lecture etc on a wide screen TV 1920 x 128, flat screen monitor to work perfectly and at the same time a differen Explorer Window containing a browser and /. Will need to download and reinstall the Inteel package all over agian. . or PDF running wide screen for reading AT 1280×1024 . Now my screens are screwed and I have phantom monitors whilst the Wide screen cannot be set at it high rez as Windopws no longer reconizes another monito – ebven thou it is new . I webnt through all this before Will now have to reinstall Intel pack all over again. WIsh these jerks would think of other use cases than there own before screaming SOLVED!! JC
shahid says
My problem is solve i am happy and thank you…..
Mang says
Thanks for the tips. It help me remove my doubt.
And for those of you who think might want to add the option again after removing it from the registry, make sure you EXPORT and save the menu/option you are about to remove. This is a way of making backup .reg copy.
sumant mishra says
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I WANT THAT OPTION BACK
vali says
Thank you so much.
From all the help online this was very precise, easy to understand and fast.
THANK YOU
Dung Nguyen Ba says
I removed igfxDTCM and igfxgui and now my right-click mouse very faster. Tks u bro!
Windows 8.1 64-bit Professional activated.
Shubham Bangad says
Its the actual thing I was searching for days and days. At last i got it here. Thanx thanx a lot for such simple yet most useful trick.
Fiitz says
it works ;) thanks
Vincent says
Worked well for me too. (win 8.1/64 pro)
But what is Intel thinking? No check box to disable this useless menu item… poor software design.
gt
Exactly. Worked for me too, Windows 8.1 pro, 64 bit. Beware that if you upgrade the software/driver, Intel registers that key again.
George says
Worked well for me too. (win 8.1/64 pro)
But what is Intel thinking? No check box to disable this useless menu item… poor software design.
gt
Steven says
It worked like a charm and now the context menu loads up instantly rather than with a 10 second delay! If you also see “igfxOSP” and “igfxDTCM” then remove them like others have said.
Tony says
Yes, Bob is absolutely correct. That thing only got out of my Context menu once I deleted igfxDTCM after igfxcui removal didn’t change anything in my system windows 8.1 64 bit.
Thank you Admin and Bob.
Aykut says
thanks a lot.
works on 8.1 too (11.06.2014) windows 8.1 64bit
Bob says
For anyone using Win 8.1 you should delete igfxDTCM if you have it rather than igfxcui. That worked for me.
Bob says
This method works for 64-bit Windows 8.1, as well. Thanks for the excellent tip!
Amit Pathak says
Hi, how to restore igfxcui, so that i can see my graphic properties again. Kindly tell me.
Amit Pathak says
Hey, I want to restore the graphic properties option. So, what is the way to do it. Right now I am not able to see these options on right click at my desktop, so do I need to restore iugfxi. If yes, then how??
admin says
Thanks, Gordon.
Gordon says
The March update requires the following keys to be deleted if you do not want the desktop context menu.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\igfxcui
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\igfxDTCM
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\igfxOSP
Mirko says
Did not work for me under Windows 7 64bit Enterprise (latest updates). I did already use the Intel .reg patch so that may be why….
I did find the following entries at the mentioned registry path. “igfxOSP” and “igfxDTCM”, deleted them and the Intel crap is gone.
ministru says
It worked!
Thanks!!
anon says
thanks bro!
firas says
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!!
dipen45 says
thanx, it works.
julian says
THANK YOU VERY MUCH! As u say not only it makes the context menu leaner and cleaner but much more important FASTER! So thanks!
Alif says
hey..thanks a lot..work for me :)
Win 7 64-bit Home Premium
Kin says
This has solved my problem.. Thanks alot! =D
Carl says
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?
radex says
thanks a lot, into windows.
Jose luis says
really good, 1000000 thanks; i has delay problems with the intel desktop menu contect and with this patch i solve this… thx!!!
samih says
thanks a lot
Sean says
AWESOME!!! I hate that menu because it allows users to get around group policies for display settings
Lyuben Todorov says
Works perfictly, tried it on win7 and vista, thank you!
emonweb says
that’s easy, thank you.
key says
thank u very much thank u
Ray says
Works on XP too! Thanks Into Windows!