SamuelTulach
Multiple context menu points
Any idea how can i remove the second one point? I just need one of them
I just installed another VT instead of this (https://docs.virustotal.com/docs/desktop-apps)
Context menu entries are handled by Advanced Installer. It was a bug and is now fixed, but unfortunately Advanced Installer is just refusing to work for me.
Will try to create the project from scratch to see if it helps. If not then not sure there is much I can do.
You can remove the second entry in registry as a temporary fix.
Took the time to create the installer project from scratch. Same problem.
- Tried installing older versions (after the duplicate entries were patched)
- Tried 64bit builds and 64bit package
- Tried multiple project types
- Tried single 64bit exe file installer, the most basic one possible
Nothing seems to be working.
"You can remove the second entry in registry as a temporary fix." Which reg keys should I be looking for to delete the 2nd entry?
I was able to fix my duplicate context menu issues. When I first installed VirusTotalUploader for Windows, it was via vt_setup.msi v0.2.1 and initially it didn't launch a gui after setup. So I ran the installer a second time. Shortly after the double installation I noticed dual context menu entries and was able to resolve this issue doing the following:
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[ ] In the taskbar just run or search
appwiz.cplto launch your Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall a Program control panel. -
[ ] Uninstall VirusTotalUploader
| Methods | Open Windows Task Manager |
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| Option 1 | [CTRL] + [SHIFT] + [ESC] will launch Task Manager |
| Option 2 | Use the taskbar search and find Task Manager |
| Option 3 | [CTRL] + [ALT] + [DEL] and select Task Manager) |
| Option 4 | Right click the taskbar and select Task Manager |
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[ ] Navigate to the task manager Processes tab
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[ ] Find Windows Explorer, right click the App Process Windows Explorer and select End Task (do this for all Explorer.exe instances running)
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You can also try restarting the Explorer.exe tasks before resorting to End Task, but I suggest the step above.
Now that you ended the process, you'll likely have no desktop or task bar. No worries.
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Access your Task Manager again |
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In the Processes tab of Task Manager you should see Run new task | Click it >>>
Type explorer.exe and hit [Enter] | OR | On your keyboard combo in the [Windows Key] + [R] to launch [Run], type in explorer.exe just like the Task Manager method.
- You should now have your normal taskbar and desktop back, If you followed the steps above.
Now go to your desktop or any directory/folder and [Right Mouse Click] to view your context menu options...
You should no longer see VirusTotalUploader as an option in context menus, which is exactly what we want.
If you still see any menus for VirusTotalUploader, log out of Windows, and restart the PC. (yes in that order)
Once you have the menus taken care of and zapped them into the abyss, simply navigate to the directory where you saved the installer. Redownload it and place it in a new folder if you think it could be an issue with that file itself.
Take note of the directory your vt_setup.msi is located in and copy the entire folder path.
Example: C:\Users\Public\Documents\VirusTotalUploader
Using the taskbar search feature: Type in CMD, right click Command Prompt, and make sure to select [Run as administrator]
You can follow either method below to run the installer as an administrator.
Option 1: Replace the directory below with your local file path:
msiexec /i “C:\Users\Public\Documents\VirusTotalUploader\vt_setup.msi
Copy the entire command and directory | Simply use the [Right Mouse Click] to paste it, and hit [ENTER].
This should start the install process and be the final step for you!
Option 2: After copying the folder path where your installer is located, run CMD as an administrator, just like Option 1 describes.
Type 'cd' and then [Right Mouse Click] | This should paste the path you copied and look similiar to this:
Hit [ENTER] and this will change your working directory:
Copy and paste the command below:
msiexec /i vt_setup.msi /qn
This will run the installation without any interface and technically run silently.
That's it!
Update: new tabbed File Explorer in Windows 11
It appears the VirusTotal Win11 context menu is preventing the menu item 'Show more options' from appearing in the context menu about 50% of the time (it keeps coming up blank requiring multiple attempts to access any classic menu items).
Deleting the classic registry entry now breaks the Explorer context menu badly.
It seems best to remove the Windows 11 context menu sparse package definition and just use the classic context menu entry alone (see: https://github.com/SamuelTulach/VirusTotalUploader/issues/122#issuecomment-1535505537).
