This tutorial will show you how to add or remove Advanced security to the context menu for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
You can use Advanced Security Settings to manually change the owner, change permissions, and set up advanced sharing settings for a selected item.
Normally to open Advanced Security Settings for an item (ex: file, folder, or drive), you would need to right click on an item, click/tap on "Properties", click/tap on the "Security" tab, and click/tap on the "Advanced" button.
If you like, you can add Advanced security to the context menu to make it easier to directly open Advanced Security Settings for an item as needed.
While you must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove Advanced security to the context menu, all users with access rights for an item can use the context menu.
EXAMPLE: "Advanced security" context menu and Advanced Security Settings
You will need to click/tap on Show more options first by default, then click/tap on Advanced security.
Here's How:
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
2 Add "Advanced security" context menu for All Users
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_Advanced_Security_to_context_menu.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Windows.RibbonPermissionsDialog]
"ExplorerCommandHandler"="{E2765AC3-564C-40F9-AC12-CD393FBAAB0F}"
"CommandStateSync"=""
"Position"="Bottom"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Windows.RibbonPermissionsDialog]
"ExplorerCommandHandler"="{E2765AC3-564C-40F9-AC12-CD393FBAAB0F}"
"CommandStateSync"=""
"Position"="Bottom"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Windows.RibbonPermissionsDialog]
"ExplorerCommandHandler"="{E2765AC3-564C-40F9-AC12-CD393FBAAB0F}"
"CommandStateSync"=""
"Position"="Bottom"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\Windows.RibbonPermissionsDialog]
"ExplorerCommandHandler"="{E2765AC3-564C-40F9-AC12-CD393FBAAB0F}"
"CommandStateSync"=""
"Position"="Bottom"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.AssocFile.URL\shell\Windows.RibbonPermissionsDialog]
"ExplorerCommandHandler"="{E2765AC3-564C-40F9-AC12-CD393FBAAB0F}"
"CommandStateSync"=""
"Position"="Bottom"3 Remove "Advanced security" context menu for All Users
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Advanced_Security_from_context_menu.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell\Windows.RibbonPermissionsDialog]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell\Windows.RibbonPermissionsDialog]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\Windows.RibbonPermissionsDialog]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Drive\shell\Windows.RibbonPermissionsDialog]
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\IE.AssocFile.URL\shell\Windows.RibbonPermissionsDialog]4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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