Solved Remove external drives from the 'send to' context menu

jan18

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I have removed the not needed options in the right click 'Send To' context menu but am still left with a list of external drives which I also want to remove...see picture.

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How can I remove this list of external drives.

Thanks

Jan
 

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I know how it worked in windows 7 , you could add a registry entry to remove all drives , I'm not sure you can remove just external ones.


Remove Drives

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDrivesInSendToMenu"=dword:00000001

Re-Show Drives

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer]
"NoDrivesInSendToMenu"=-

Re-booting then made the changes work


Im not sure if it's the same in Windows 8 though.


.reg files are linked here if you want to try Remove Drive Letters from Send-To menu in Windows 7 - Spiceworks

 

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Hi Wullail, Thank you for your suggestion.
I looked in the Registry but can only get as far as 'Policies' which has no entries.

Thanks for trying to help.

Jan
 

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Can anyone help me out with this...

Thanks

Jan
 

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My apologies for the double link Wullail, I didn't see that you had posted the same link.
 

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    Motherboard
    Pegatron HP
    Memory
    Crucial 2x4GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2211x
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 1TB 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Corsair CX600 80+ Bronze
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF 912
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    Stock Intel Fan
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Thank you my2cents...following your link has done what I wanted.

Sorry Wullail...I did not realize I was meant to add the Reg entries you posted...I thought I was meant to find them under Policies/Explorer...but they were not there.

Thanks to you all for your help.

Regards

Jan
 

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Glad we could all help!
 

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That's what we are here for :), you're welcome!
 

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    Computer type
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    System Manufacturer/Model
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    CPU
    Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.1Ghz
    Motherboard
    Pegatron HP
    Memory
    Crucial 2x4GB DDR3 1333 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 2GB GDDR5
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP 2211x
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Hitachi 1TB 7200 RPM
    PSU
    Corsair CX600 80+ Bronze
    Case
    Coolermaster HAF 912
    Cooling
    Stock Intel Fan
    Keyboard
    HP Keyboard
    Mouse
    HP Mouse
    Internet Speed
    30+ Mbps Download; 2Mbps Upload
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Norton 360
    Other Info
    New build with custom parts later in the year
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