How to Remove Edit with Paint From Windows 11

Recently, Microsoft added the Edit with Paint feature in Windows 11 for Insiders among other options that clutter the menu. When you right-click an image, you will see the Edit with Paint option. If you want to get rid of it, here’s how to remove Edit with Paint from the File Manager context menu on Windows 11.

How do I remove Edit with Paint from the context menu?

Edit the Registry

1. Press Win + R, type regedit and press Enter to launch Registry Editor.
2. Here, first click on File > Export to save a copy of your Registry.
3. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions
4. You will find 2 keys there: Approved and Cached.
5. If you have a third key called Blocked, expand it.
6. Now, click Edit > New > String value and apply the following value name: {2430F218-B743-4FD6-97BF-5C76541B4AE9} 
7. If you don’t see the Blocked key, add it using New > Key on an empty space inside the Shell Extensions key and create the new String value as instructed in step 6.
8. You don’t need to restart your PC to apply the changes, so you can open File Explorer and right-click on an image to see if you still get the Edit with Paint option.

The solution above will remove the Edit with Paint option from the File Explorer context menu for all the users in Windows 11. If you want to remove it just for the current user, use the following key in Registry editor: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions

How do I restore the Edit with Paint option from File Explorer’s context menu?

If you change your mind and you really need the Edit with Paint option, go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions key and delete the Blocked key or the string value inside.

We remind you that the Edit with Paint option is available right now only for Insiders. If you don’t see it, there is no point in adding this string value to the Registry. However, make sure to bookmark this guide in case Microsoft decides to push it forward and include it in the stable version of Windows 11.

Did you manage to remove the Edit With Paint option from the right-click context menu? Let us know in the comments.