A menu is a window with many options, you will notice that in Windows when you right-click anywhere, a context menu is displayed, it is possible to customize it by adding the function you want . This means that you can include access to any program you have on your PC in your menu.
There are several ways to do it , one from the system itself and the other method using third-party applications, even some programs also allow you to customize other menus. For example, you can customize the start menu in Windows , or the taskbar with settings, layouts, among other features.
How to Customize Windows Menu Features Easily? – Guide
Index( )
- Why should I customize the actions that appear in my context menu?
- What methods can we use to edit our right-click function?
- Registry Editor
- Contextual menu editor
- How can I remove actions from functions that appear when right-clicking?
- Programs you can use to manage your right click tools
- ShellNewHandler
- Easy Context Menu
- ShellMenuNew
- MainMaid
- Right Click Enhancer
- CCleaner
Why should I customize the actions that appear in my context menu?
It is very common to want to access applications quickly and especially if we have too many, to avoid the icon being located on your desktop, we can customize the actions of the contextual menu, and in this way when we right-click we can access any program that we add.
In Windows 10 we can use the registry editor, since it is not possible from the settings, you can customize or disable notifications , or other features but as for the menu you must proceed with more advanced settings, otherwise you can always use some software that take over this function.
What methods can we use to edit our right-click function?
The method to do it natively is using the registry editor, although it is up to the user if they want to use third-party applications. With Windows we can change the time zone , taskbar, notifications, and almost any system feature, without having to install anything. Learn how to add a function to the context menu as follows:
Registry Editor
- Open the registry editor you can run the regedit command or use the search engine.
- Ve a la siguiente ruta ‘HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\background’.
- Right-click on the Shell folder and a menu of options is displayed.
- Choosing a new key is recommended to change the name of the folder created by the name of the application you want.
- Right-click on your created folder and create a new key.
- In the subfolder that is created change the name to ‘command’.
- Enter the folder and you will notice a value.
- Enter the value and in ‘value data’ you write the path of your application.
- Click OK and you’re done.
Contextual menu editor
By creating a new key in the Shell folder of the ‘Directory’ in the registry editor, you will be able to add functions to the context menu , you should know that the path for each access can be copied by holding down the Shift key while pressing a shortcut with the right mouse click.
How can I remove actions from functions that appear when right-clicking?
To remove context menu actions you just need to delete the folders created in the registry context menu editor . That is, you must delete the values created in the Shell folder of the ‘Directory’. Of course if you have used the registry editor, otherwise you will only have to delete the settings you make in any used program.
A very useful program to delete the contextual menu is CCleaner, with it you will leave your contextual menu clean no matter what tool you used to edit it, also with CCleaner you can also customize various aspects of the menu.
Programs you can use to manage your right click tools
To add a new option to the context menu without doing it from the registry editor, you can use a program that meets this goal . There are a large number of applications recommended by users, including:
ShellNewHandler
It is a small application that adds several options to the submenu , or contextual menu, it is up to the user to choose which ones will remain. In other words, just by downloading any of the boxes shown, that option will be removed from the context menu.
Easy Context Menu
It is an application that allows you to create a contextual menu button , it can be customized from the Easy Context Menu panel, in order to have the access you want.
ShellMenuNew
It is an open source application, which allows you to create access to various Windows tools in the context menu , as well as access to applications or the ability to create a folder or others.
MainMaid
With MainMaid you can manage and administrate the contextual menu options , likewise it also adds options to the Internet browser menu, to use it you only need to check the boxes you will show, in the same way if you want to remove options uncheck the boxes and that’s it.
Right Click Enhancer
A very useful application to expand the contextual menu , besides that in its interface you will be able to find everything ordered by categories, so that you can customize your contextual menu to your liking.
CCleaner
With CCleaner you can clean and edit the context menu, you will notice that in the blue tools , located in the left panel, you can edit the context menu in several ways.