context menu customization

Atom99 · Aug 20, 2023

Hello together.

Iam currently looking for a program to editing the context menu. There are a few of them and i've tried a few, but none of them has been able to edit all the entries so far, and most of them are no longer being developed. maybe one of you has a secret tip. Among other things, I tried ´´context menu editor ´´ and ´´easy context menu´´

Thx in advance

Elisyan · Aug 20, 2023

Have you tried Shell?
You can change new Win11 context menu items

If you want to change the background of old context menus (like more options or in other apps), you can use TranslucentFlyouts

Atom99 · Aug 21, 2023

Thank you for the ideas.

Shell looks very complicated, I was hoping for a program with a user interface without writing any code myself cause lack of experience.

Elisyan · Aug 21, 2023

Atom99 said:
Thank you for the ideas.

Shell looks very complicated, I was hoping for a program with a user interface without writing any code myself cause lack of experience.

Yeah, I know
I already searched for this because I wanted to customize it and I only found two apps for changing Win11 new context menu
One of them was Shell and the other one was Custom Context Menu
Both requires some knowledge which i don't have

Atom99 · Aug 21, 2023

I dont use new context menu so if u know a programm for old context menu would be fine too for me ;D

antspants · Aug 21, 2023

Have you tried Winaero Tweaker?

Once running, type “Context” into the search bar at the top, there are endless effortless tweaks. Maybe not endless, but there are ample.

hdmi · Aug 22, 2023

Ultimate Windows Tweaker also has a ton of options under Context Menu.

Atom99 · Aug 22, 2023

These Programs can only add a entry tothe context menu. Important features like delete a entry and changing order doesnt exist.

hdmi · Aug 22, 2023

Atom99 said:
These Programs can only add a entry tothe context menu. Important features like delete a entry and changing order doesnt exist.

Look again.

antspants · Aug 22, 2023

Atom99 said:
These Programs can only add a entry tothe context menu. Important features like delete a entry and changing order doesnt exist.

You seem to be adverse to trying any suggestions that may help with your issue, and maybe didn't even look. I just had a quick look at "Ultimate Windows Tweaker" and this is the first thing I found.

Plus there is more in Ultimate Windows Tweaker, also in Winaero

hdmi · Aug 23, 2023

antspants said:
You seem to be adverse to trying any suggestions that may help with your issue, and maybe didn't even look. I just had a quick look at "Ultimate Windows Tweaker" and this is the first thing I found.

View attachment 68640 View attachment 68641

Plus there is more in Ultimate Windows Tweaker, also in Winaero

Oohh, I didn't even know that version 5.1 was out. LOL!

antspants · Aug 23, 2023

Atom99 said:
Important features like delete a entry and changing order doesnt exist.

Are you able to tell us exactly what entries you’d like to be able to remove?

vidalv · Aug 24, 2023

Atom99 said:
I dont use new context menu

Hello all, I'm joining the post because I'm looking a way to modify items list in New (when you click right on Desktop or under File manager) and it seems not easy!
By looking on the web I found this utility shellNewSettings : cresstone.com - Apps - this is an old tool (2016) but with it you can activate / deactivate what is in the list, not delete or create a new one.
An example of use, here all items :

Result in explorer "New" Selection : (Sorry is in French !)

Then deselect All items :

Seems a bug but many of them disappear on the items list :

I want, for example, to add on the New item list Microsoft Word, Excel and so on,
if someone has an idea how to play with they are welcome!
Vincent.

vidalv · Aug 24, 2023

For those who are interested, I found a utility that allows you to change the Windows 11 context menu in Windows 10 and conversely : Classic-context-Menu
Enjoy!

antspants · Aug 24, 2023

vidalv said:
For those who are interested, I found a utility that allows you to change the Windows 11 context menu in Windows 10 and conversely : Classic-context-Menu
Enjoy!

I believe, everything I see on that page there is a tutorial/reg file for in here.

For instance

Disable "Show more options" context menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable having to click on "Show more options" to see the full context menu for your account or all users in Windows 11. When you right click on an item in Windows 11, you will see a new modern condensed context menu with Show more options...

www.elevenforum.com

Add or Remove Default Items on New Context Menu in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove default items on the New context menu for all users in Windows 11. The New context menu allows users to quickly create a new item in the current location. The default New context menu items include to create a new Folder, Shortcut, Bitmap image...

www.elevenforum.com

antspants · Aug 24, 2023

vidalv said:
I want, for example, to add on the New item list Microsoft Word, Excel and so on,
if someone has an idea how to play with they are welcome!
Vincent.

e.x. Word (64bit):

Code:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE

Code:

    Open the registry editor. You can do this by pressing the Win + R key combination to open the Run dialog, then type "regedit" and press Enter to open the registry editor.

    Navigate to the following path: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell

    Right-click on the "shell" key, select "New" > "Key".

    Name the new key, which will be the name of the new option you're adding. "Word"

    Right-click on the new key (Word) and select "New" > "Key".

    Name the new subkey "command".

    Right-click on the "command" key, select "Modify".

    In the "Value data" field, enter the full path of the command you want to run. "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE".

    Click "OK" to save the changes.

    Close the registry editor.

Or is what you want more complicated, like a full list of commands for word?

Edwin · Aug 24, 2023

antspants said:
... enter the full path of the command you want to run. "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE"

Don't forget the space/q, eliminates the splash screen!

antspants · Aug 24, 2023

Edwin said:
Don't forget the space/q, eliminates the splash screen!

View attachment 68851

Good one! Any idea how to add the icon in the context menu?

P.S. This is the Word path for Office 2021.

Edwin · Aug 24, 2023

antspants said:
Any idea how to add the icon in the context menu?

Within the Parent Key, create a new String called Icon and paste the path for the value...

abactuon · Aug 24, 2023

It is more versatile to use "REG_EXPAND_SZ" and environment variables.
For example
%USERPROFILE%\Pictures\Blank.ico,0

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