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Remove Google Sheets, Docs, Slides entries from "New" context menu
Since I use Microsoft Office 365 on my Windows 10, 11 PCs, I never use the Google tools Docs, Sheets, Slides. Unfortunately I just need Google Drive and Fotos since my Google Pixel smartphone doesn't allow photos and videos to store within Microsoft OneDrive which is my standard cloud.
Nevertheless I have Docs, Sheets and Slides within the "New" context menu (right click anywhere). They do nothing but occupy space and thereby block out useful new-options like Excel.
I found no regular way to get rid of those entries. Would it be save to discard the .gdoc, .gsheet, .gslides registry keys within HKEY_CLASSES? Or at least their ShellNew subkeys?
I read somewhere that they will appear again after a while. Google seems to force those menu items.
- I think I solved that issue: Within the registry HKEY_CLASSES delete the ShellNew subkeys of .gdoc, .gsheet, .gslides.
- I think I solved that issue: Within the registry HKEY_CLASSES delete the ShellNew subkeys of .gdoc, .gsheet, .gslides.
Hi Werner,
I'm having the same frustration and I have even created a .reg file to do that automatically but unfortunately the GoogleDriveFS.exe file puts them back.
I tried renaming GoogleDriveFS.exe but that causes other problems within Google Drive so as it stands Google wins and I just have to ignore them.
Here's the .reg file if you're interested.
Create a notepad.txt file and change the extension to .reg
I think I have just come up with Google's next slogan... "Resistance is Futile"
BTW, I'm using Win7 but I think it makes no difference.
Cheers
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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gdoc\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gsheet\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gslides\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\GDContextMenu]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\GDContextMenu]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\lnkfile\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\GDContextMenu]
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Hello G Sau
That is everything correct and infuriating. But I found the solution!
First, you have to find 3 keys.
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gdoc\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gsheet\ShellNew]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gslides\ShellNew]
Second, you have to remove all entries below (Default).
Third, you must be quick now! Right-click on the key (ShellNew), hit Permissions and a new window will open. Select Administrators (lowest entry in Group or user names), Deny Full Control and hit Apply.
I don't know why this Google Drive software is so aggressive, I just find the fact very disturbing and the company is not honest at all if you ask them for their reasons...
- In case you are concern about your mobile phone, you may download OneDrive and Microsoft Office app for Android devices too and you could use them instead of the Google products.
In case you installed Google products in your Windows, you may uninstall it from App menu in Settings.I know all that. I'm afraid you misunderstood my issue. It has nothing to do with my smartphone. I mentioned that only for explaining why I have to use Google Photos and hence Google Drive. Let aside Google Drive and Chrome I have no Google Apps on my PC. I do not use Chrome, but Edge. Maybe I should uninstall Chrome?
My issue is: How to get rid of those Goggle Docs, Sheet, Slides entries in the Windows context menu?From what I have read, Google drive checks constantly to see if the ShellNew is in the registry and pointed to itself constantly... like every few seconds. I delete them, check... and one has already been recreated.
It's my computer, not Google's. Apparently, there is no way to stop it, as even on StackOverflow it's not working!
My solution... delete Google Drive and go to something a bit less evil (OneDrive, DropBox, or make your own private cloud drive... Network Chuck has a full documentation for doing it on Docker, which can be on some NAS units on YouTube).
