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How to remove Edit with Photos and Edit with Paint 3D from Context Menu in Windows

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If you want to remove Edit with Photos and Edit with Paint 3D options from the right-click context menu, here is how to do it. When you right-click on an image on Windows 10, it shows two options – Edit with Photos and Edit with Paint 3D. If you do not use them on your computer to edit photos, it is better to remove them to make the context menu uncluttered.

How to remove Edit with Photos and Paint 3D from context menu

The Photos and the Paint 3D apps are two of the free and pre-installed apps on Windows 11/10, allow users to edit images on the go. From adding a simple effect to changing the image size and resolution, you can do almost everything in both apps. Instead of opening the app and then opening the image, you can right-click on the image and select the respective option according to your requirements.

Before getting started, it is recommended to backup all Registry files in case anything goes wrong.

How to remove Edit with Photos from the context menu

To remove Edit with Photos from the context menu, follow these steps-

  1. Press Win+R to open the Run prompt.
  2. Type regedit and hit the Enter button.
  3. Click the Yes button in the UAC prompt.
  4. Navigate to ShellEdit in HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.
  5. Right-click on ShellEdit > New > String Value.
  6. Name it as ProgrammaticAccessOnly.

Press the Win+R button, type regedit, and hit the Enter button. If it shows the UAC prompt, click the Yes button to open the Registry Editor on your computer. Next, navigate to the following path-

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc\Shell\ShellEdit

Right-click on ShellEdit and select New > String Value.

How to remove Edit with Photos and Paint 3D from context menu

Name it as ProgrammaticAccessOnly. Once you are done with this step, right-click on an image. You won’t see the Edit with Photos option.

If you want to get the option back, open the Notepad and paste the following text-

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc\Shell\ShellEdit]
"ActivatableClassId"="App.AppX65n3t4j73ch7cremsjxn7q8bph1ma8jw.mca"
"Extended"=-
"ProgrammaticAccessOnly"=-
"PackageId"="Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2017.39091.15730.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe"
"ContractId"="Windows.File"
"DesiredInitialViewState"=dword:00000000
@="@{Microsoft.Windows.Photos_2017.39091.15730.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe?ms-resource://Microsoft.Windows.Photos/Resources/EditWithPhotos}"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppX43hnxtbyyps62jhe9sqpdzxn1790zetc\Shell\ShellEdit\command]
"DelegateExecute"="{4ED3A719-CEA8-4BD9-910D-E252F997AFC2}"

Save the file with .reg extension. After saving, double-click on it and go through the screen instructions.

Finally, don’t forget to restart your computer to get the option back.

How to remove Edit with Paint 3D from the context menu

To remove Edit with Paint 3D from the context menu, follow these steps-

  1. Open Notepad on your computer.
  2. Paste the following text.
  3. Click on File > Save As.
  4. Enter a name with .reg extension.
  5. Expand Save as type list and select All Files.
  6. Select a path and click the Save button.
  7. Double-click on the file and click the Yes button to confirm.

Let’s check out these steps in detail.

First, you have to create a .reg file. For that, open the Notepad on your computer and paste the following text-

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.3mf\Shell\3D Edit]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.bmp\Shell\3D Edit]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.fbx\Shell\3D Edit]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.gif\Shell\3D Edit]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jfif\Shell\3D Edit]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jpe\Shell\3D Edit]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jpeg\Shell\3D Edit]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jpg\Shell\3D Edit]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\Shell\3D Edit]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.tif\Shell\3D Edit]

[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.tiff\Shell\3D Edit]

Click on File > Save As options.

How to remove Edit with Photos and Paint 3D from context menu

Enter a name with .reg extension (For example, twc.reg), expand the Save as type drop-down list, and select the All Files option.

How to remove Edit with Photos and Paint 3D from context menu

Following that, select a path where you want to save the file, and click on the Save button.

Double-click on the file, and click on the Yes button to confirm the change. After doing it, you won’t see the Edit with Paint 3D option in the context menu.

In case you want to get it back, create another .reg file with the following text-

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.3mf\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.3mf\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.bmp\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.bmp\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.fbx\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.fbx\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.gif\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.gif\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jfif\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jfif\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jpe\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jpe\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jpeg\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jpeg\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jpg\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.jpg\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.png\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.tif\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.tif\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.tiff\Shell\3D Edit]
@="@%SystemRoot%\\system32\\mspaint.exe,-59500"
"Extended"=-

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.tiff\Shell\3D Edit\command]
@=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,\
00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,46,00,6f,00,72,00,63,00,65,00,42,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,\
73,00,74,00,72,00,61,00,70,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,33,00,44,00,00,\
00

Again, double-click on the file, and select the Yes option to confirm. Once you are done, you can see the Edit with Paint 3D option again.

That’s all!

SudipMajhi@TWC

When he is not writing about Microsoft Windows or Office, Sudip likes to work with Photoshop. He has managed the front end and back end of many websites over the years. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree.