This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Extract All" context menu item for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
When you right click on a .zip, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.zst, .tar.xz, .tgz, .tbz2, .tzst, .txz, .rar, .7z, .Gzip, .bzip2, Zstandard, and more compressed file, you will see Extract All in the context menu by default that allows you to extract all files at once from within the compressed file.
When you select a .zip, .tar, .tar.gz, .tar.bz2, .tar.zst, .tar.xz, .tgz, .tbz2, .tzst, .txz, .rar, .7z, .Gzip, .bzip2, Zstandard, and more compressed file in File Explorer, you will see Extract all on the command bar (toolbar) by default that allows you to extract all files at once from within the compressed file.
If you don't want this Extract All item in the context menu or File Explorer command bar, you can remove it and still be able to extract files.
Contents
- Option One: Add or Remove "Extract All" Context Menu for Current User
- Option Two: Add or Remove "Extract All" Context Menu for All Users
EXAMPLE: "Extract All" context menu and File Explorer command bar (toolbar)
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
2 Add "Extract All" Context Menu for Current User
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Add_Extract_All_context_menu_for_current_user.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked]
"{b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af}"=-
"{EE07CEF5-3441-4CFB-870A-4002C724783A}"=-3 Remove "Extract All" Context Menu for Current User
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Extract_All_context_menu_for_current_user.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked]
"{b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af}"="Extract All: zip"
"{EE07CEF5-3441-4CFB-870A-4002C724783A}"="Extract All: .7z .rar .zst .xz etc"4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8 Either restart explorer process, sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
9 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
You must be signed in as an administrator to use this option.
1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.
2. Add "Extract All" 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.
Add_Extract_All_context_menu_for_all_users.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked]
"{b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af}"=-
"{EE07CEF5-3441-4CFB-870A-4002C724783A}"=-
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked]
"{b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af}"=-
"{EE07CEF5-3441-4CFB-870A-4002C724783A}"=- 3. Remove "Extract All" Context Menu for All Users
This will override Option One.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Remove_Extract_All_context_menu_for_all_users.reg
Download
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked]
"{b8cdcb65-b1bf-4b42-9428-1dfdb7ee92af}"="Extract All: zip"
"{EE07CEF5-3441-4CFB-870A-4002C724783A}"="Extract All: .7z .rar .zst .xz etc"4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 If you have Smart App Control turned on, you will need to unblock the downloaded REG file.
6 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
7 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
8 If changes are not applied immediately, then either restart explorer process, sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
9 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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