How to Disable “Open in Windows Terminal” in Context Menu
If your intent with Windows is to develop or write codes, “Open in Windows Terminal” in the context menu may be a nice touch. But for the majority of the average users, including myself who only use Windows as a secondary, having an added option to already well-established UI can simply be disturbing.
Instructions
Yet again, this is for Registry Editor. Hopefully this will keep customizations organized under one tool belt.
- From Registry Editor, navigate* to the following path:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions
- If a key named
Blocked
doesn’t exist, right-click to create one. - Right-click to create a new String, and name it
{9F156763-7844-4DC4-B2B1-901F640F5155}
. - Restart the machine.
*Depending on your system language, copy-pasting the path may not work. I have experienced weird glitches where Windows would omit backward slash on Korean systems.
Afterthoughts
It’s not the most complicated procedure to follow on the Registry Editor, but I still believe there could have been more elegant ways to add an option. After all, the string name alone — random sequence of characters — makes it look daunting. If GUI support for minor settings is not on the list for Microsoft, at least name the settings something readable.