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After installing FileMinimizer Pictures, I started having a weird problem with right-clicking on any program or shortcut and selecting "Run as Administrator". Instead of starting the program, it would popup an annoying window titled "Context Menu Platinum – UNREGISTERED VERSION" that had lots of text in it extolling the virtues of this program and two buttons for "Register Now" and a "Continue Trial" button with a countdown timer. You couldn't get rid of the window until the countdown timer finished (over a minute).

At first I thought it was some sort of malware but Avira and MalwareBytes didn't find anything. A google search didn't yield anything but a company that sells software that enables developers to easily add items to the right-click menu. There was nothing on their website about removing it.

I also tried registry cleaners to no avail. Since the program was using .NET according to the website, I even tried removing .NET (via Remove Windows Components). But that actually broke almost everything on my laptop (Avira wouldn't even run), so I had to do a system restore.

Anyway, after trying to remember when the problem had started, I decided to uninstall FileMinimizer Pictures. Suspiciously, the uninstall required a reboot to complete. And then my problem was gone.