Shell Folder Disabler 日本語サイトはこちら
Shell Folder Disabler
日本語サイトはこちら

Introduction

This is free software that allows you to hide unnecessary folders
that appear in the Explorer navigation window.

The following OS are supported:
For information on AnviVirus false positives, please click here.
For some reason, starting today (January 12, 2025),
ESET INTERNET SECURITY has begun to misidentify
Version.0.4.120.0 as a potentially suspicious application.


(Added January 16, 2025)
We received the following email from ESET headquarters: 
Dear Murui No Neko Zuki,

Thank you for your submission.
We removed detection from the submitted file.
However, we recommend to submit future versions too,
as they could possibly trigger detection too.

Regards,

ESET Malware Response Team
They responded to my request.


(Added January 27, 2025)
Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal does not detect it,
but Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool detected it
as Trojan.Win32.Sdum.gen.
I have reported the false positive to Kaspersky. KVRT False Positives

I have received the following email from Kaspersky. 
Hello,

Sorry, it was a false detection. It will be fixed.
Thank you for your help.

Best regards, Alexey Safonov, Malware Analyst, Kaspersky Lab
39A/3 Leningradskoe Shosse, Moscow, 125212, Russia Tel./Fax: + 7 (495) 797 8700

(Added January 27, 2025 10:50 UTC)
No more false positives.

2025/03/28 - Version.0.4.164.0 has been released.
Added a Search Function to Various Calls
 Screenshots Downloads
2025/03/26 - Version.0.4.161.0 has been released.
Added the ability to create shortcuts on the desktop.
 Screenshots Function Details
2025/03/12 - Version.0.4.144.0 has been released.
Added Various Calls
2025/01/27 - Version.0.4.124.0 has been released.
Added Bonus Features for Windows 10.
2025/01/13 - Version.0.4.121.0 has been released.
This is just a response to ESET's misidentification,
and there are no changes to the content.
2025/01/07 - Version.0.4.120.0 has been released.
Added Bonus Features
 Screenshots
2024/10/21 - Version.0.4.111.0 has been released.
Functionally, it is the same as Version.0.4.0.8.
2024/08/09 - Version.0.4.0.8 has been released.
Now Supports changing the display order (SortOrderIndex).
2024/07/18 - Version 0.3.0.7 has been released.
Now supports multiple languages.

Features

If you have already manually deleted any related registry,
the program may not function properly.
If the registry has been changed using another tool,
the [Show/Hide] settings may not match when the program is started.
When the settings are reflected using this tool,
the settings will be restored to the Windows default values as much as possible.

Screenshots

If you are using Windows 11 (Display Language en-US)

For Windows 11 (en-US)

If you are using Windows 11 (Display Language ja-JP)

For Windows 11 (ja-JP)

If you are using Windows 11 (Display Language ko-KR)

For Windows 11 (ko-KR)

If you are using Windows 11 (Display Language zh-Hant-TW)

For Windows 11 (zh-Hant-TW)

If you are using Windows 11 - Old UI (Display Language en-US)

For Windows 11 - Old UI (en-US)

If you are using Windows 10 22H2 (Display Language en-US)

For Windows 10 22H2 (en-US)

Screenshot (Example of Explorer screen)

Example of Explorer

Navigation pane

Files and Folders

The setting values is as follows:
Example of settings

Bonus Features

Enable/Disable verbose status messages.
(startup, shutdown, logon, and logoff)

Bonus Features - Verbosestatus Bonus Features - Verbosestatus

Draws an indicator in the UI to show when the camera is on or off.
(It pretends there is no physical camera LED.)

Bonus Features - NoPhysicalCameraLED Bonus Features - Verbosestatus

If icons are not displayed correctly, delete the icon cache.

Bonus Features - IconCache

Display Windows version and build number on desktop.

Bonus Features - PaintDesktopVersion

Reset the size of the Explorer panes. (navigation, preview and details).

Windows 10 is not available. Bonus Features - Sizer

Enable/Disable Explorer command bar.

Windows 10 is not available. Bonus Features - CommandBar

Change Explorer context menu.
Extended (Windows 11 Style) / Default (Classic Style)

Windows 10 is not available. Bonus Features - ContextMenu

Change the name template.
(When copying, creating a new file, creating a shortcut)

Bonus Features - CopyNameTemplate
Bonus Features - RenameNameTemplate
Bonus Features - ShortcutNameTemplate

Change the properties to show in the file operation confirmation dialog.
(Delete confirmation dialog)

Windows 10 is not available. Bonus Features - FileOperationPrompt

Various Calls

This function displays the various "system configuration tools" present on the PC
and allows you to easily launch them.

Microsoft is gradually moving to the Settings app,
but it is still not fully integrated with the Control Panel,
Microsoft Management Console, etc.
So I added this function in the hope of having something that is all-inclusive.

This function
checks and displays the contents of system folders and the registry,
so the items displayed will vary depending on the OS and version being used.

Conversely, if new functions are added or removed from the OS,
the display will follow suit.

Settings

At startup, only the [Settings] app is displayed.
Pressing the [Get Settings Items] button will access the Microsoft website
and add the latest settings page launch command.
(Windows 10 has a slightly different structure, so the button cannot be pressed.)
Various Calls - 設定

Carefully selected Commands

Among the items that do not fall under any of the other categories,
we have displayed the commands that we believe to be useful,
based on our own opinion and bias.

If you have any other ideas, please contact us.
Various Calls - 厳選コマンド

System Properties

Command to launch [System Properties].
Each command is exclusive,
so if one of the commands is already running, it seems that the tab will not switch.
Various Calls - システムのプロパティ

Microsoft Management Console

Displays the msc files in the system directory.
Various Calls - Microsoft 管理コンソール

Commands for which the CLSID is registered

Among the commands with a registered CLSID,
Displays commands that do not apply
to [Microsoft.Windows.ControlPanel] or [System.ControlPanel.Category]. Various Calls - CLSIDが登録されているコマンド

Microsoft.Windows.ControlPanel

Among the commands with a registered CLSID,
Commands with a "System.AppUserModel.ID"
set to "Microsoft.Windows.ControlPanel" are displayed.

"All Tasks" is the so-called "GodMode".
(This is because it is registered as "All Tasks" in the registry.)
Various Calls - Microsoft.Windows.ControlPanel

System.ControlPanel.Category

Among the commands with a registered CLSID,
Commands with a Category ID set in "System.ControlPanel.Category" are displayed.
Each category is divided into folders.
Various Calls - System.ControlPanel.Category
You can search for items in the TreeView.

Enter the text you want to search for in the search text box,
and then click the [F3] key or the [Search] button
to search for the currently selected item.

To search by comparing uppercase and lowercase letters,
uncheck the [Ignore Case] ​​check box.
Various Calls - Search Function

Downloads








It is Packed with 7z (compression method LZMA2).
Please Unpacking into a suitable folder and use it.

Older Unpacking software may not support the LZMA2 method
even if it supports 7z.
We recommend using software that has been updated within the last year,
as it may not have been updated to address vulnerabilities.

If ".NET Desktop Runtime 8.0" is not installed on your PC,
you will be prompted to install it when you run the tool,
so follow the on-screen instructions.

If you download directly from the MS site,
be careful not to make a mistake as there are three types of runtime.

The settings of this tool are not written to files, the registry, etc.
(The registry is written only to reflect Explorer settings.)

If you're worried, create a restore point.

Contact details for questions and requests


Please contact us at this email. murui-no-neko-zuki@tasogare.jp











Those who cooperated

Thank you very much for your cooperation.

OS

Currently, it is available for the following OS:
The following are no longer supported by Microsoft,
so there are no plans to support this tool either.

Languages

Currently, the following languages are available.

Items

Home CLSID_MSGraphHomeFolder
Quick access CLSID_FrequentPlacesFolder
Gallery Gallery
OneDrive - Personal OneDrive Personal
OneDrive - Business OneDrive Business
Desktop CLSID_ThisPCDesktopRegFolder
Downloads CLSID_ThisPCDownloadsRegFolder
Documents CLSID_ThisPCDocumentsRegFolder
Pictures CLSID_ThisPCMyPicturesRegFolder
Videos CLSID_ThisPCMyVideosRegFolder
Music CLSID_ThisPCMyMusicRegFolder
Usename Folder UsersFiles
This PC CLSID_ThisPC
3D Object under This PC Objects3D
Downloads under This PC CLSID_ThisPCLocalDownloadsRegFolder
Documents under This PC CLSID_ThisPCLocalDocumentsRegFolder
Pictures under This PC CLSID_ThisPCLocalPicturesRegFolder
Videos under This PC CLSID_ThisPCLocalVideosRegFolder
Music under This PC CLSID_ThisPCLocalMusicRegFolder
Portable Device Portable_Devices
Libraries UsersLibraries
Removable Disk Removable Drives
Network Computers and Devices
Control Panel Control Panel
Linux Linux
Recycle Bin Recycle Bin

OS and UI Relationship

Release Date Windows 11
23H2		 Windows 11
22H2		 Software Updates Note UI
2024/03/26 22631.3374 22621.3374 KB5035942 Windows 11
2024/03/12 22631.3296 22621.3296 KB5035853 Moment 5
2024/02/29 22631.3235 22621.3235 KB5034848 Moment 5 Preview
2023/11/14 22631.2715 22621.2715 KB5032190 WinUI Explorer
Gallery added
2023/10/31 22631.2506 KB5031455
2023/10/31 22631.2428 23H2 Release
2023/10/26 22621.2506 KB5031455 Preview
WinUI Explorer
Gallery added
2023/10/10 22621.2428 KB5031354 Moment 4
2023/09/26 22621.2361 KB5030310 Moment 4 Preview
2023/06/13 22621.1848 KB5027231 Moment 3
2023/05/24 22621.1778 KB5026446 Moment 3 Preview
2023/03/14 22621.1413 KB5023706 Moment 2
2023/02/28 22621.1344 KB5022913 Moment 2 Preview
2022/10/18 22621.675 KB5019509 Moment 1
2022/09/27 22621.525 KB5019311 22H2 v1 Release Windows 11
(Old UI)
2022/09/20 22621.521 22H2 Release

Disclaimer of Warranty

You bear the risk of using it. "Murui No Neko Zuki (licensor)" gives no other express warranties, guarantees, or conditions. "Murui No Neko Zuki (licensor)" excludes all implied warranties and conditions, including those of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

Limitation on and Exclusion of Remedies and Damages

You may not recover any damages or other remedy, including lost profits or direct, consequential, special, indirect, or incidental damages.