Question: I've been tweaking Windows 10 to better suit my aesthetic, successfully removing a lot of things I don't like. There's on thing I'm stuck at now, though - the 'Search the Store' link in the 'Open with' context menu. Despite going through the registry, I've not been able to find a way to hide that item.

Has anyone ever managed to remove it? I'm willing to use ResHacker or similar software if needed.

[![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bzSOC.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bzSOC.png)

Answer: 
The entry is created by `shell32.dll`, which is registered as a context menu handler in the following registry key: `HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\Open With`. The default value is `{09799AFB-AD67-11d1-ABCD-00C04FC30936}`. If you go to `HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{09799AFB-AD67-11d1-ABCD-00C04FC30936}\InProcServer32` you will find a default value of `%SystemRoot%\system32\shell32.dll`.

Without a registry key to turn this setting on or off, the file needs to be edited to remove the entry.
I am also removing "not required stuff" from Windows 10. As per Forest original post, I cannot remove "Search the store" (or "Search the Microsoft Store") from Explorer "Open With" context menu; as per the picture at the top of this post.

Knowing that:
HKLM\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoUseStoreOpenWith =1
and
HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Explorer\NoUseStoreOpenWith =1
only disable the Prompt to "look for an app in the store" when opening files with unknown extention.

And knowing that enabling the group policy:
Administrative Templates > System > Internet Communication Management > \_
Internet Communication settings > Turn off access to the Store
does the same as the regkey above.

Did anyone find an answer to this question? How do we remove "Search the Microsoft Store" from Explorer "Open With" context menu?