diff --git a/contrib/win32/mercurial.ini b/contrib/win32/mercurial.ini
--- a/contrib/win32/mercurial.ini
+++ b/contrib/win32/mercurial.ini
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ editor = notepad
 ;relink =
 ;schemes =
 ;share =
+;shelve =
 ;transplant =
 ;win32mbcs =
 ;zeroconf =