Windows 11's messy context menus will be a thing of the past, according to Marcus Ash, VP of Design and Research for Windows & Devices. Microsoft is "working on making context menus faster [and] ...

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Windows 11 context menus are revamped with a simpler design and common actions shown. Press Shift+right-click to bring back more options; Settings lets you toggle, restore legacy items, and reorder.

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You'll be able to tweak the right-click context menus in Windows to remove items you don't want, thereby decreasing the clutter. Right-clicking your mouse in Windows 11 File Explorer displays a ...

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A top Microsoft VP is promising a faster, simpler, and more customizable context menu that appears when you right-click an item in File Explorer or on the Desktop. The menu that pops up in Windows ...

The context menu in Windows 11 was meant to be a tool that made life easier, but in practice it has become slow, unwieldy and a source of immense frustration. We have known for a while that Microsoft ...

In Notepad version 11.2507.26.0, which is currently rolling out to Windows Insiders, the updated context menu now matches the look of Windows 11 24H2’s context menus, with quick actions for Copy, Cut, ...

The current Windows 11 context menu has gradually become crowded with shortcuts from Microsoft and third-party apps, often taking a noticeable moment to appear when users right-click in File Explorer.