Windows 7 - Menus Open to the Left or Right Side

   Information

This will show you how to set all menus (ex: context menu, Menu bar, etc...) in Windows 7 to open to the left or right side of where you click at.

   Warning

If the menu does not have enough room to fully open at the border of the window or display screen, it will compensate and open from the opposite direction of the border instead. This will override whatever side you have the menu set to open on below.

1. To Have Menus Open to the Left

A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.

Menus_Open_To_Left.reg

B) Go to step 3.

2. To Have Menus Open to the Right

A) Click on the Download button below to download the file below.

Menus_Open_To_Right.reg

3. Save the .reg file to the desktop.

4. Right click on the downloaded .reg file and click on Merge.

5. Click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK when prompted.

6. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply.

7. When done, you can delete the downloaded .reg file on the desktop if you like.

1. Open the Start Menu, then type regedit in the search line and press enter.

2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.

3. In regedit, navigate to the location below. (see screenshot below)

Code:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows

4. To Have Menus Open to the Left

A) In the right pane of Windows, right click on a empty space and click on New and String Value. Type MenuDropAlignment and press enter. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If you already have MenuDropAlignment, then skip this step and go to step 4B instead.

B) In the right pane, right click on MenuDropAlignment and click on Modify. (see screenshot above)

C) Type 1 and click on OK. (see screenshot below)

D) Go to step 6.

5. To Have Menus Open to the Right

A) In the right pane of Windows, right click on MenuDropAlignment and click on Delete and Yes. (see screenshot below step 4B)

OR

B) Repeat all steps in step 4, and type 0 in step 4C instead.

6. Close regedit.

7. Log off and log on, or restart the computer to apply.