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Remove Google Sheets, Docs, Slides entries from "New" context menu
- I think I solved that issue: Within the registry HKEY_CLASSES delete the ShellNew subkeys of .gdoc, .gsheet, .gslides.
Hi Michael,
Mate, you are a legend!
Changing the permissions was the missing piece to the puzzle.
While I'm pretty savvy at PC 5hit, your instructions were very clear and easy to follow.
The following is for the benefit of anyone else looking to understand how to control this problem caused by Google and pretty much any other aggressively intrusive software program.
After changing the permissions, the string values did not return - even after refreshing numerous times. Normally they will return.
To prove your solution, after several minutes of no return from Google, I went back and allowed the permissions of just one of the keys and the string value returned immediately.
I also tried denying permissions before deleting the string value and it disappeared. But reappeared when I allowed permissions.
As I mentioned, this solution should work for any software that recreates nuisance string values in the registry.
Thanks Michael, I learned something really useful today.
Cheers!
I'm glad it worked for you. I had to reinstall Windows yesterday, so I'm going through the same troubles again. Only this time, I'm going to block even more pesky things. There is one related to Google Drive, so I thought I'd share the solution here. Google Drive always mounts itself as a Virtual Drive G: containing just a link to your actual Google Drive Folder, which, if you ask me, is complete nonsense. I mean, really, what purpose does it serve?!
I found this article in the Google Workspace Admin Help: https://support.google.com/a/answer/7644837?hl=en&dark=1
To apply this simple fix, navigate to the following Registry Key and create a new String Entry:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Google\DriveFS