How to remove shell integration of Notepad++?

Question

I need to remove the annoying shell integration of Notepad++.

How do I do that, please?

Answer 1

If you are weary of editing the registry you can try Shexview which is a free application that allows editing of Shell Extensions.

Answer 2

Open the registry editor (Start->Run) and type in "regedit".

Navigate to the following key:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers

You will see the key "Notepad++". Simply delete it.

Answer 3

For Notepad++ specifically, here's the non-registry, non-download way to uninstall the shell extension. Using a command line in administrator mode:

C:\Windows\system32>cd "\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++>regsvr32 /u NppShell_01.dll

You can also reinstall the extension (which is how I found it) and get customization options:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++>regsvr32 /i NppShell_01.dll

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