Windows 10: Dark context menu when right clicking desktop, folders and icons.

Discus and support Dark context menu when right clicking desktop, folders and icons. in Windows 10 Customization to solve the problem; When you right click anywhere on the taskbar, you get a sleek dark grey context menu with easy to read white text. I also like the animations and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Customization' started by PloKoon, Jun 6, 2018.

  1. PloKoon Win User

    Dark context menu when right clicking desktop, folders and icons.


    When you right click anywhere on the taskbar, you get a sleek dark grey context menu with easy to read white text. I also like the animations and overall it's really crisp, Microsoft did a good job with that. My question is this: why didn't they extend this feature to the desktop? When you you right click the desktop, or on icons, or inside File Explorer, you get that old white context menu that is just plain terrible to look at. I'm after a unified dark look across everything I use and this has been bugging me for a long time. Here is a comparison, I want the dark one but for desktop and file explorer.

    Would anyone happen to know anything about this, like news from Microsoft planning to add it in a future build or a tweak to accomplish it?

    Thank you. A solution to this would really put me at ease.

    :)
     
    PloKoon, Jun 6, 2018
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  2. dferron Win User

    No Desktop right or left click menu

    Recently upgraded to Win10 from 8.1. I had to hunt for a solution in creating a desktop start menu icon. The next quest is, "How do I get the right and left clicks for context menus?" Also, none of the folders that I had on the desktop in 8.1 are showing,
    neither is recycle. NO icons/shortcuts made it through the upgrade.

    Help appreciated.
     
    dferron, Jun 8, 2018
    #2
  3. Agitated with context menus

    I am very displeased with the context menus in Windows 10 ever since Build 10240. There is no consistency among them. The one for the desktop looks different than the one for the taskbar. The desktop has a "light" themed context menu and the taskbar has
    a "dark" themed one. All the context menus need to match.

    I read that BS in the Insider Hub about why it is the way it is and it's so stupid. Here is an example, "Some Windows surfaces (e.g. file explorer) prefer light menus for a continuous experience while others opt for darker menus to maintain continuity."
    They say that as if it's actually alive.

    I have a small screen (1024x600) and when I right-click on the taskbar, the context menus are HUGE! When I right-click on the Start icon, I have to scroll down just to get to the "Shut down or sign out" option. They're supposed to make it simpler to use,
    not add more steps.

    This is really bothersome to me. It's like an itch that cannot be scratched, it annoys me to no end. Didn't even know I had OCD until I saw this disaster with the context menus. I wonder if anyone else is peeved at this?
     
    MichaelMAS7, Jun 8, 2018
    #3
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