Context Menu - Right Click vs Shift Right Click

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

Related Tutorials

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• How to Enable or Disable the Windows 7 Taskbar Context Menus
• How to Enable or Disable Windows 7 Explorer Context Menu
• How to Add Shortcuts to the Windows 7 Context Menu with Icons
• Restore Missing "Open", "Print", and "Edit" Context Menu Items when more than 15 Files are Selected
• How to Use "Open Command Window Here" Context Menu Item without Shift+ Right Click
• How to Disable or Enable "Context Menus" and "Dragging and Dropping" in the Start Menu
• How to Use "Open in New Process" Context Menu Item With or Without Shift+Right Click
• How to Use "Run as different user" Context Menu Item With or Without Shift+Right Click

 

[Chappy]

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]

Here are some more extras when using Shift + Right Click

Without Shift

With Shift

 

[Brink]

Thank you Mr GRiM.

Added.

 

[Mark]

Your welcome Shawn.

 

[limneos]

Send To - Reveal All Hidden User Folders

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]

This is a good one! Nice find Limneos.

 

[Brink]

Limneos,

Thank you for the addition. It has been added.

 

[limneos]

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]

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"

 

[LAUBO]

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"

Hey! I'm not very familiar with the registry (at least not enough to browse it and find stuff), but I wouldn't mind having the right-click on open windows in my taskbar to be default 'shifted'. Where can I find the taskbar 'Extended' in the registry? Thanks.

 

[mb2]

I'm sorry if this has been answered in another thread but I haven't seen a solution anywhere.

1) Is there a way to have the right-click context menu pop up where you right click instead of always above the program?

2) If not, is there a way to permanently enable the shift + right click behavior for the Win7 taskbar without having to hold shift down? I find the location of the new context menus to be annoying. I like the old way where the menu would pop up where I right click and not always in the same spot above the taskbar.

 

[tazenman]

Thanks

Thanks Greg S. This was the only thing that was driving me nuts with Windows 7. Now it is perfect! I am a programmer and work a lot in the CMD window!

Happy New Year to you and everyone else! Be Safe!!

 

[LAUBO]

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"

Hey! I'm not very familiar with the registry (at least not enough to browse it and find stuff), but I wouldn't mind having the right-click on open windows in my taskbar to be default 'shifted'. Where can I find the taskbar 'Extended' in the registry? Thanks.

Thanks Greg S. This was the only thing that was driving me nuts with Windows 7. Now it is perfect! I am a programmer and work a lot in the CMD window!

Happy New Year to you and everyone else! Be Safe!!

Hey dude, as I mentioned earlier, I'm not familiar enough with the registry to find my own solution. Can you help me? Where is the string value "Extended" located?

Happy 2010!

 

[Greg S]

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

Hey! I'm not very familiar with the registry (at least not enough to browse it and find stuff), but I wouldn't mind having the right-click on open windows in my taskbar to be default 'shifted'. Where can I find the taskbar 'Extended' in the registry? Thanks.

Thanks Greg S. This was the only thing that was driving me nuts with Windows 7. Now it is perfect! I am a programmer and work a lot in the CMD window!

Happy New Year to you and everyone else! Be Safe!!

Hey dude, as I mentioned earlier, I'm not familiar enough with the registry to find my own solution. Can you help me? Where is the string value "Extended" located?

Happy 2010!

I'm not in Win 7 at the moment. I've searched for something that might make it easier for you. Have a look at this brief outline on ShellMenuView
Access and Customize Windows 7's Extended Context Menu - TechSpot
lol, I'm glad I searched that for you because I've used ShellMenuView before and never noticed the extended menu part of it.

 

[ycxw2008]

This is a good one! Nice find Limneos.

 

[lehnerus2000]

As usual, nice work Brink.

I knew about the command window trick, but I didn't realise that there were so many other hidden options.

 

[Brink]

Thank you Lehnerus.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Keyboard Menu button

This also works using the "Menu button" on the keyboard (i.e. "Shift + Menu button" also brings up the extended context menu).

 

[Brink]

Thank you Lehnerus. I forgot about that one. Added.