Disabling the NVIDIA Display Driver Service, will stop both, viz. nvxdsync.exe and related process nvvsvc.exe from running, and also stops the NVIDIA Control Panel from showing up on
the desktop context menu.
A couple of days ago I noticed a thread on our forum asking how to add Control Panel to
the desktop context menu, so I decided to write up the solution for everybody, since it seems like a really useful hack.
Have you ever wondered how to remove the «Catalyst (TM) Control Center» item from
the desktop context menu?
Have you ever wondered how to remove the «NVIDIA Control Panel» item from
the desktop context menu?
For instance, if you wanted to be able to just use the N key to launch Notepad once
the desktop context menu pops up, you can do this:
One seems to refer to the shell in general; a second to the Folder context menu; a third one to
the desktop context menu.
Give the new key the name that you want to show up on
the desktop context menu.
You can add as many applications to
the desktop context menu as you'd like, just repeat the steps again with a new menu item name.
Not exact matches
For Intel integrated graphics, right - click an empty area of the
desktop to open the
context menu, then click «Graphics properties.»
If you want really quick access to launch a frequently used application without putting extra icons on your
desktop, you can add that application to the
context menu for the
desktop with a simple registry hack.
If you've got loads of icons cluttering up your
desktop, you might want a quick way to turn them off without using the
context menu; here's a quick and easy way to make a shortcut key to turn them on or off.
Finally, right - click on the Control panel con on your
desktop icon and choose «Pin to Start» option from the
context menu.
Additions such as the ability to right - click for
context menus on the Start screen are purely Start screen changes, so the
desktop, as it stands right now is little different from the previous two versions.
While looking for the
desktop optimization apps, I came across this interesting software Moo0 Transparent
Menu, which lets you customize the right - click
context menus in your Windows PC.
If you wish, you can also add Create Restore Point entry to your
desktop right - click
context menu, so that you can create a system restore points on the fly.
Windows 10's odd mixture of
context menu styles have been improved, and they're more consistent — on the Start
menu and on the rest of the
desktop.
With CShell, Windows 10 phones will be able to make use of extra large tiles and have
context menus (right - click or tap and hold) with the exact same options as
desktops and tablets.
Once that's done, tap an open spot on the
desktop with two fingers to reveal the
context menu.
Also, the
context menu when right - clicking an image file now shows an Edit with Photos option, and «Set as
desktop background» has been renamed to Next
desktop background.