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i want Hide or Del command format in local disk
see in picture

how do you can help me
thank

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This thread is about removing the built‑in "Format..." item from the Local Disk right‑click menu. OP clarified the target; asked for clarification and suggested it might not be possible. The distinction below explains what is doable and the safest ways to achieve each goal.

There are two different goals people usually mean here: (A) stop users from being able to format drives (a security/safety goal), and (B) simply hide the Format entry from the Explorer context menu (a cosmetic goal). For safety, hiding the menu item is not enough: the format functionality still exists (command line tools, Disk Management, admin utilities). To actually prevent formatting, use least‑privilege accounts, remove write/format rights at the NTFS/volume level, or apply Group Policy/local security restrictions on machines managed in a domain. Those methods block the action rather than just hiding a menu entry.

If the requirement is only to remove the menu item from Explorer, the usual approaches are: use a dedicated context‑menu editor or a shell‑extension manager to disable the handler that provides the Format verb, or make a carefully tested registry change. Both are OS/version dependent; some built‑in Explorer verbs are not exposed as shell extensions and cannot be removed by every tool. Always create a full backup or system restore point first, test changes on a nonproduction machine or VM, and use a secondary (non‑admin) account to verify results.

A practical checklist: backup the system/registry; test in a VM; prefer disabling the feature via policy/permissions if the goal is safety; if only cosmetic, try a proven context‑menu editor or an expert registry edit; do not delete system files like format.exe; document and revert changes. Removing the menu item will not by itself stop formatting by other means.

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Member Avatar for starfireone

Not sure what you are trying to say here.

Member Avatar for dyamond

I dont think its possible to delete that command. Are you afraid of formatting by accident or something?

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Thank For ALL
It's right click in Localdisk
i want no Command Format in Right Click Context Menu.
i can Del it (Format )

Member Avatar for cr4cker_!K9

OHH NO

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