Add Custom Buttons To Vista Explorer Toolbar

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With this method you can add any custom button to the Explorer Command Bar/Toolbar which I'm sure you have noticed that Vista and Windows 7 have excluded some familiar buttons, including the Delete Button/Icon.

If you just want the "Delete Button/Icon" as I did, then download the following zips and extract the 2 files to any folder. Just make sure the 2 files stay together. Run as Admin., DeleteBTN and follow the instructions. Nothing to install. After its complete, save the zip for future use and delete the 2 files. Thanks goes to Disk4mat.

http://www.filefront.com/13713207/subinacl.exe/

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highlighted a practical, quick route that many used in the Vista/Win7 era: a small helper plus an ownership/permissions tool to write the Explorer command-bar entries. That approach works because the command bar entries are stored in Explorer registry keys and may be owned by TrustedInstaller, so a change often requires elevated rights and an ACL/owner adjustment. (nirsoft.net)

Safer, modern alternatives are available and maintained. Open-Shell (the Classic Shell fork) includes an Explorer toolbar feature that restores XP-style buttons and is actively supported; it is a lower-risk way to get a Delete/Copy/Cut-style toolbar without hand-editing registry entries. For Windows 7 specifically, NirSoft’s CustomExplorerToolbar is a small utility that automates the registry changes and documents which FolderTypes keys are affected (note: NirSoft’s tool is Windows 7 only). (github.com)

When dealing with executables that modify Explorer or registry keys, follow a short safety workflow: create a System Restore point and export the affected registry key before making changes, verify any unsigned EXE with an online scanner or run it in a VM, and keep a copy of any original registry export so changes can be rolled back. System Restore and manual registry exports are the simplest recovery options if Explorer breaks. (learn.microsoft.com)

A note on SubInACL: it is a legacy Resource Kit tool commonly used to change ownership/ACLs, but Microsoft pulled many old downloads and the tool is now treated as archival; its behavior on newer x64 systems is also limited. If SubInACL is required, consult authoritative references and prefer archived official copies or documented alternatives; SS64 and Microsoft community threads summarize its options and availability. (ss64.com)

If the goal is only the Delete button, consider the simplest options first - the Delete key, context-menu Delete, or adding a toolbar via Open-Shell - before running unsigned binaries or changing system ACLs.

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