How to remove 'Cast to Device' from the Windows context menu

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to remove 'Cast to Device' from the context menu in Windows 10 or 11 File Explorer.

How to remove 'Cast to Device' from the context menu in Windows 10 and 11

  1. Right-click on the Windows start menu button.
    Windows 11 start menu button
  2. Click on Run.
    Open a Run dialog in Windows
  3. In the 'Run' window, you type regedit.
  4. Click on OK or press the Enter key on your keyboard.
    Open Windows Registry Editor
  5. In the 'Registry Editor' window, you go to the following path: 
    
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\
    Shell Extensions in Windows Registry Editor
  6. Right-click on Shell Extensions.
  7. Go to New.
  8. Click on Key.
    Create a new key in Shell Extensions
  9. Name the new key Blocked.
    Name the new key Blocked
  10. Right-click on the newly created Blocked key.
  11. Go to New.
  12. Click on String Value.
    Create a new String Value
  13. Right-click on the newly created string value.
  14. Click on Rename.
    Rename new string value
  15. Type or copy and paste the following name: 
    
{7AD84985-87B4-4a16-BE58-8B72A5B390F7}
    Rename new string value
  16. Press the Enter key on your keyboard.
  17. Close the 'Registry Editor' window.
  18. Log out of your PC and log back in, or restart your computer to see the change.

You will now see that the 'Cast to Device' option has been removed from the context menu.

If you ever want to add the 'Cast to Device' option back to the context menu, open 'Registry Editor' and delete the new String Value you just added to the 'Blocked' key.

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Category: Windows