If you have a ZIP file in your computer and you right-click on it, it shows Extract All option to get data from inside a compressed folder. Sure this is a useful feature that helps you extract the contents of a compressed file. But if you want to remove Extract All from the context menu for ZIP files, then you need to delete a specific key in the Registry Editor. We will also show you what you can do if the Extract all option is missing in Windows 10.
Windows 10 allows users to extract all the contents without any tool – thanks to the Extract All option. It appears in the right-click context menu for ZIP files. Whether you have one file or multiple files in the compressed folder, you can extract them all at once.
However, if you need more flexibility when extracting ZIP files, you can download a compression software like 7-Zip. In that case, you can remove the Extract All option from the right-click context menu for ZIP files.
Before proceeding further, it is recommended to backup Registry files and create a System Restore point as you are about to tweak a file in the Registry Editor.
Remove Extract All from Context Menu for ZIP files
To remove Extract All from the context menu for ZIP files, follow these steps-
- Press Win+R to open Run prompt.
- Type regedit and hit the Enter button.
- Click the Yes button in the User Account Control prompt.
- Navigate to the ContextMenuHandlers key.
- Expand ContextMenuHandlers key.
- Delete or rename {b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af} key.
Open Registry Editor. For that, you can press Win+R keys together, type regedit, and hit the Enter button. If the UAC prompt appears, click the Yes button to open it on your computer. After that, navigate to the following path in the Registry Editor-
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CompressedFolder\ShellEx\ContextMenuHandlers\
In the ContextMenuHandlers key, you can find a sub-key called:
{b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af}
You must rename or delete it to remove the Extract All option from the right-click context menu.
To rename this key, right-click on it and select Rename option. After that, type a name or add one or two letters at the end of the name.
Similarly, if you want to delete this key, right-click on it, and select the Delete option. Then, confirm the removal by clicking the Yes button.
If you decide you want it back, you should go through the ‘Rename’ process. That way, it would be easy for you to get back the Extract All option whenever needed.
Extract all option missing in Windows 10
If the Extract all option is missing in Windows 10, you may download this .reg file from our servers, double-click on it to add its contents to your Registry.
We hope this post helps you.
