Remove the Refresh option from the context menu.
Remove the Refresh option from the context menu.
I often click right-click on my desktop and press that refresh button repeatedly. I've attempted to stop it but haven't succeeded. I decided to remove it myself. After some research, I discovered a guide: open "Shell32.dll" in Resource Hacker, navigate to Menu -> 215 -> 1033, delete the line MENUITEM "Refresh", 28931, MFT_STRING, MFS_ENABLED, then click Compile Script and save. However, when I opened Shell32.dll in System32, the Menu item wasn't there. I found it in shell32.dll.mui located at System32/en-US. I edited that file, saved it to my desktop, copied it over the menu folder in en_US, restarted, and the Refresh option disappeared. After a Windows Update, the button vanished too. It seems the context menu is now stored elsewhere. Someone else has had similar issues? Any advice would be appreciated.
I didn't open it on my desktop, which is helpful because my network drives don't refresh right away.
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Open the Shell32.dll file in Resource Hacker and navigate to: Code: Menu -> 215 -> 1033. Remove the specified line. Then click the "Compile Script" button and save the changes.