How to turn off context menu item "Bulk Renamer Here"

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Using: Bulk Renamer Utility, version 3.4.1.0

My current context menu is very large and am trying to cut it down to size.

I could not find any BRU global options. I see only, "Display Options, "Renaming Options"

Is there somewhere to control the context menu?

[Admin]

Hi, uninstall BRU then when you re-install the program deselect option "Install Windows Explorer Extension".

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Thanks for the help.

Wouldn't it be simpler if there were a BRU options menu which included the option to turn on or off the context menu?

Feature request!

Shouldn't have to uninstall/reinstall just to change your mind about a configuration option.

[AlainCh2]

Thanks for the help.

Wouldn't it be simpler if there were a BRU options menu which included the option to turn on or off the context menu?

Feature request!

Shouldn't have to uninstall/reinstall just to change your mind about a configuration option.

5 years and nothing has been done!!

( as if "context" was something known!! )

[Admin]

I have moved this topic to suggestions for the next update, thank you

[pseudoryx]

I have moved this topic to suggestions for the next update, thank you

Hello. Hijacking this thread to suggest that the context menu can be implemented as a cascading menu, similar to 7-zip, which should be around a similar age with this program. I do find the utility of the context menu useful, but reducing it to a single entry helps trim down a bloated context menu immensely while not limiting you should you ever feel like adding more context menu options.

If you need some visual example of how 7-zip implements it. This article below has screenshot of the 7-zip context menu settings and how the cascading menu looks in the context menu too. https://www.askvg.com/tip-how-to-remove-or-customize-7-zip-context-menu-right-click-menu-options/

[therube]

Don't hold me to it, but this might do it...

(backup first. if you don't understand what it is doing, don't do it.
the only installer version i had on hand was 4.0.0.3, but i'll assume current version would be same...
[older versions are different])

If you run these commands (from a command-line), they will remove the associated (Windows) Registry entries.
You will be prompted before each deletion (which you can force by adding a, /f, to the command line).

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reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\BRUfile"
reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\BRUMenuHandler"
reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5D924130-4CB1-11DB-B0DE-0800200C9A66}"
reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\BRUMenuHandler"
reg delete "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\BRUMenuHandler"


I imagine the same could be done with a .reg file.

Better that the program allowed you to interactively enable/disable the 'Bulk Rename Here' context-menu item.