Windows 10: Customising the right-click context menu

Hi, I hope someone here can help me out. I want to customise the context menu, the one that pops up when you right-click the mouse. I just want to re-arrange some of the menu options that are available and possibly delete (if possible) some others that I don't need or even use.

Is there a simple way of doing this or am I going to have to delve into the registery?

Thanks for your help.

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Task Manager can't open in Windows 10

Joshua,

You can also start it by right-clicking on the Taskbar & selecting Task manager.

As for the error message you have been getting when trying to start it from the Start menu's right-click menu ["context menu"],

1 Do you have any problems opening shortcuts to other programs?

2 Have you been trying to customise your Start menu's right-click menu ["context menu"]? If so, whose instructions were you following?

Denis

 

Right Click Context Menu

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused. I will assist you with this.

Please follow the methods below and see if it helps to resolve the issue.

Method 1:

I suggest you to boot the computer to Safe Mode and check if the issue occurs or not. If not, I would suggest you to set the computer in a clean boot state and check if it helps.

Step 1:

Boot the computer to Safe Mode. In Safe Mode computer starts
with minimal set of drivers and files.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows-10/start-your-pc-in-safe-mode

Step 2:

If the issue do not occur in Safe Mode, perform a clean boot and check. Setting the system in a clean boot state will help to identify if any third party applications or startup items are causing the issue.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135/en-us

Warning: After clean boot troubleshooting steps, refer to the section "How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot"
in the provided link to return your computer to Normal startup mode.

Method 2:

If the issue persists, I suggest you to perform SFC (System File Checker) Scan from Safe Mode and check if it helps. SFC scan will scan for corrupt system files on the computer and replace them.

Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929833/en-us

Hope this helps.

If the issue remains unresolved, please get back to us and we would be happy to help.

 

May be a combination of both. There ways, but be careful. You should back up your system first, or at least backup the registry by creating a Restore Point. Take a look here:

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/remove...-items-editors

Backup and Restore with Macrium Reflect Backup Restore Tutorials

 

This is a more complex area than it looks. @tomcat has given you a good selection of tools.

Some tools are freeware, some not as you'd expect. Some add fixed items. Some allow you to disable items you don't want. Some allow you to specify detailed aspects of what you add. You may need to use one or more to find an appropriate set of functions for what you want to do.

Some context entries are hard coded like cut, paste and you can't do anything with them.





I like Right Click Configurator (not free).

Free:
Shellexmenuview (background) allows you access to the registry entry an more for each context menu entry if you right click it.

Filemenu tools offers more options than you first expect:
LopeSoft

 

Hi, I use these 3 reg files, thanks to Brink... If you want you can search in this forum - easy to merge, work well and are small in size. If you can't find them write back and I will send you the links later tonight. Have to work now a bit... *Biggrin