Tweak Library – Hide Recycle Bin Properties option

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Hide Recycle Bin Properties option (For Current User).

This setting can hide the Properties option from context menu of Recycle Bin.

Tweak for : Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows Vista

Description:

Normally, right-click on Recycle Bin icon displays a menu with Properties option. but you can hide it with this setting.

For this, go to Start > Run menu, enter “regedit” and navigate to the registry path listed below. You can create a DWORD value “NoPropertiesRecycleBin”, if this value does not exist.

Now, right-click and modify the value to “1” which can hide Properties option. However, if you want to get the option back, delete the value name “NoPropertiesRecycleBin”.

The changes take effect after a restart or logoff.

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Disable properties item on recycle bin right click (For Current User).reg

The ".reg" file can hide the properties option from context menu of Recycle Bin.

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Enable properties item on recycle bin right click (Default).reg

The ".reg" file can show the properties option in context menu of Recycle Bin.

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Registry Entry Details:

Registry Entry 1 :

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\]

Key Type :

Current User

Value Name :

NoPropertiesRecycleBin

Data Type :

DWORD (DWORD Value)

Enabled Value :

Disabled value :

Other value :

Value Action :

Add an Entry

Steps ScreenShots:

Apply registry settings according below given steps of screenshots with related changes.

The "Properties" option is not visible in the context menu of the 'Recycle Bin' after the changes have been made in the registry.

The "Properties" option is visible in the context menu of the 'Recycle Bin'.

First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".

Second, go to the [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer\] key, right-click on the blank area in the right pane and click on "New > DWORD Value" to create a new DWORD value with the name "NoPropertiesRecycleBin".

Third, right-click on the 'NoPropertiesRecycleBin' DWORD value and click on "Modify".

Finally, enter the value "1" in the text box and click on 'OK'.