Sunday, February 11, 2024

Stop Windows 10/11 from searching ZIP and CAB files

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/disable-windows-built-in-zip
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-take-full-control-of-windows-7-registry-keys
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/regownit-take-full-control-windows-registry-keys

Following up on a post from 6/3/2011, the uninstall entrypoint has been removed from zipfldr.dll and cabview.dll in Windows 10/11 so the regsvr32 commands do not work.

However, setting the "Attributes"  registry values to zero in the following keys still works:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{0CD7A5C0-9F37-11CE-AE65-08002B2E1262}\ShellFolder HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E88DCCE0-B7B3-11d1-A9F0-00AA0060FA31}\ShellFolder (Note: You may have to copy and paste these keys to see them.)

In order to change these you will likely need to assume/set ownership of the ShellFolder keys and also change user permissions, as the defaults for these keys are owners being TrustedInstaller for the 1st and SYSTEM for the 2nd, with Read-Only access for all users. Refer to the links above to adjust permissions of Windows registry keys.

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