Classic Shell Reborn

A slow right-click menu is almost always caused by a shell extension that hangs while loading. The ZIP download includes only the executable and help file — nothing else. NirSoft publishes MD5/SHA hashes for every download on their site so you can verify file integrity.

Extraction and First Launch

• This is the fastest way to group extensions by company or type.
• The 64-bit version of ShellExView (shexview-x64.zip, ~140 KB) runs natively on 64-bit Windows and can display both 64-bit and 32-bit shell extensions.
• If the menu appears instantly but just has too many items, use ShellMenuView to trim the static entries.

If you re-enable everything before deleting the tool, the system returns to its original state. The official NirSoft download is always a clean ZIP archive with no bundled extras. We do not repackage, modify, or host the files ourselves — the links go straight to NirSoft’s servers. Updates are rare but occasionally include support for new shell extension types introduced in major Windows updates. Since ShellExView is portable and stores no configuration in the registry, updating is as simple as replacing the old executable with the new one. Then re-enable them one by one, restarting Explorer each time, until the slowness returns.

Отзывы о программе Classic Shell

Lists every registered shell extension with CLSID, file path, company name, version number, description, and creation date. ShellExView gives you visibility into this hidden layer of your operating system and the ability to disable the extensions causing problems. View, manage, and disable Windows shell extensions in seconds.

Windows 32-bit

Windows Firewall may need an exception for remote registry access. This is useful for IT administrators who need to troubleshoot Explorer issues on employee workstations without physically going to each machine. On Windows XP and earlier, administrator privileges are not enforced by the OS in the same way, so ShellExView runs with full access for any admin-level user account. ShellExView needs to read and write to registry keys under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, which are protected areas that require elevated permissions.

Disable all thumbnail and preview handlers, restart pokies online Explorer, and then re-enable them one by one. ShellExView makes these invisible extensions visible so you can manage them. A single badly coded extension can slow down your entire file browsing experience or cause Explorer to crash. The issue is that Windows loads these extensions every time you interact with Explorer. A shell extension is a small piece of software (usually a DLL file) that plugs into Windows Explorer to extend its functionality.

The ZIP contains just the executable (shexview.exe), a help file (shexview.chm), and optionally a readme. Head to our download section and grab the version that matches your system architecture. No installation wizard, no registry changes, no admin setup required beyond running as administrator on Vista and later. Full CLI interface for scripting disable/enable operations, running exports, and performing remote scans. Connect to other Windows machines on your network and view their shell extensions remotely.

For context menu slowness specifically, sort by Type, filter to “Context Menu” entries, and disable all non-Microsoft ones. If you run ShellExView without administrator rights, it will still open and display the list of shell extensions. ShellMenuView manages static context menu entries — simple registry-based shortcuts that appear in the right-click menu without running any code. This gives you a snapshot you can reference if you forget which extensions you disabled. If you need to restore all disabled extensions at once, press Ctrl+A to select everything, then press F8. Then in ShellExView, look at the “Microsoft Loaded” column — extensions with a recent timestamp were just loaded for that context menu.

Windows has no built-in interface for viewing or managing shell extensions. The problem with shell extensions is that they accumulate over time. It scans your Windows installation and displays a complete list of every shell extension registered on the system. Fix slow right-click menus, stop Explorer crashes, and take control of every context menu handler on your system. You can plug the drive into any Windows PC — even one without internet — and immediately diagnose shell extension problems.