- Open the Registry Editor (
regedit.exe). FindHKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell - Under this key find each VLC key you would like to remove from folder context menus
- (Optional) right-click each key and choose Export. Save the exported reg files as
PlayWithVLC-dirandAddToPlaylistVLC-dir. These.regfiles can later be used to restore the context menu entries. - Delete the key
Unfortunately VLC doesn’t have an Preferences option to toggle this.
Solution found in the Remove context menu forum thread.