Windows 7 - Context Menu - Right Click vs Shift Right Click

**Brink**

How to Expand the Windows 7 Context Menu for More Options

Information

This will show you how to expand the Windows 7 context menu to see more available options to select from for a file, folder, desktop, Windows Explorer root window, Windows Explorer window, and the Send To menu.

Here's How:

Note

Default Context Menu (Left screenshots below)
- Right click on item.
Expanded Context Menu (Right screenshots below)
- Press Shift and hold while right clicking on item.
- Select the item, and press Shift + Menu button on keyboard (if available)
  NOTE: Sometimes you may also need to press the FN (function) key along with the Menu button.

1. Desktop Context Menu

2. File Context Menu

3. Folder Context Menu

4. Windows Explorer Root Window Context Menu

5. Windows Explorer Window Context Menu

6. File or Folder "Send To" Context Menu

7. Taskbar Icon Context Menu
NOTE: This addition by Mr GRiM.
Right Click:

Shift + Right Click or Shift + Menu button

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**Chappy** · 01-25-2009

Hey Shawn

I wonder if there's a way to make this behaviour the default one...instead of having to hold the Shift key and right click, just right click for the expanded context menu. I'll have to look thru the contextmenuhandlers an see if this can be accomplished.

**Mark** · 02-04-2009

Here are some more extras when using Shift + Right Click

Without Shift

With Shift

**Brink** · 02-04-2009

Thank you Mr GRiM.

Added.

**Mark** · 02-04-2009

Your welcome Shawn.

**limneos** · 02-15-2009

Right click on a file and hover over Send To.You will see a limited number of available locations to Send To. Repeat while holding down the shift key. Now you will see all available locations revealed.

That's it.
Limneos

**NosferatuX** · 02-15-2009

This is a good one! Nice find Limneos.

**Brink** · 02-15-2009

Limneos,

Thank you for the addition. It has been added.

**limneos** · 02-15-2009

Your welcome, Shawn!

Since it's embedded here, I would like to add that if you type in start -> search: shell:sendto , it opens the SendTo folder without having to navigate to the whole path
(C:\Users\youruser name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo) , where you can drag and drop or paste new shortcuts for the SendTo menu.

Cheers

**Greg S** · 11-25-2009

Quote: Originally Posted by Chappy

I wonder if there's a way to make this behaviour the default one...instead of having to hold the Shift key and right click, just right click for the expanded context menu. I'll have to look thru the contextmenuhandlers an see if this can be accomplished.

Yes, find in the registry the one you always want to show, in the right hand pane, delete the string value "Extended"

Windows 7 - Context Menu - Right Click vs Shift Right Click

Context Menu - Right Click vs Shift Right Click

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