Send To Context Menu - Remove or Restore Default Items

How to Remove and Restore Default "Send To" Context Menu Items in Windows 7 and Windows 8​

   Information

This will show you how to either remove or restore the default Send To context (right click) menu. This includes the Compressed (zipped) Folder, Desktop (create shortcut), Documents, Fax recipient, and Mail recipient menu items.

You can press and hold SHIFT + Right Click and release SHIFT on a item to see an expanded Sent To context menu.

   Note

The hidden SendTo system folder is located at the path below:

C:\Users\(user-name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

OR (shorter)

Shell:SendTo

EXAMPLE: Default Send To Context Menu

EXAMPLE: Expanded Send To Context Menu
NOTE: The expanded Send To context menu is opened by pressing and holding Shift before right clicking on the file or folder, then clicking on Send To.

OPTION ONE

To Manually Restore Send to Context Menu Items

1. Go to the hidden folder location below, and do step 2 or 3 below for what you would like to do.
C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows


2. To Restore SendTo Folder and All Send to Context Menu Items
A) Copy the SendTo folder.

B) Go to the hidden folder (shell:sendto) location below.
C:\Users\(your user-name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows

C) Paste the SendTo folder, and approve.
3. To Restore Specific Send to Context Menu Item(s)
A) Open the SendTo folder.

B) Copy the shortcuts that you want to restore.

C) Go to the hidden folder (shell:sendto) location below.
C:\Users\(your user-name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo
D) Paste the shortcuts into your SendTo folder, and approve.

OPTION TWO

To Restore a Send to Context Menu Item with a Download

1. To Restore Compressed (zipped) Folder
A) Click on the download button below to download the Compressed_(zipped)_folder.zip file.

Download


2. To Restore Desktop (create shortcut)
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the Desktop_(create shortcut).zip file.

Download


3. To Restore Documents
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the Documents.zip file.

Download


4. To Restore Fax Recipient
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the Fax_Recipient .zip file.

Download


5. To Restore Mail Recipient
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the Mail_Recipient .zip file.

Download


6. Save the ZIP file to your Desktop.

7. Open the .zip file and extract (drag and drop) the shortcut file to your desktop.

8. Right click on the shortcut, then click/tap on Properties, General tab, and on the Unblock button. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If you do not have a Unblock button under the General tab, then the shortcut is already unblocked and you can continue on to step 9.

9. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type shell:sendto, and press Enter.

10. Move the extracted shortcut(s) (step 7) into the SentTo folder. (see screenshot below)
NOTE: If you wanted to remove a Send To context menu item, then right click on a shortcut in the SendTo folder and click on Delete and Yes.

11. When done, close the SendTo folder and delete the ZIP file on the desktop if you would like to.
That's it,
Shawn

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[javidya]

hi
why folder not expanding?
in xp in sendto folder i created folder and put some shortcut on that
now if i select sendto from right click i can see the shortcut that i created in a folder
but now on windows 8 folder wont expand?
this is a bug?
is there anyway use same way for windows 8?
sendto
>>>>>myfolder
>>>>>>>>>>>>myshortcut
>>>>>from right click myfolder wont expand

 

[Brink]

Hello Javidya, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The folder you placed in "Send to" is only a shortcut of the folder. It will not expand open in the "Send to" context menu. Instead, you would only select to send the item you right clicked on to the folder.

 

[javidya]

Hello Javidya, and welcome to Seven Forums.

The folder you placed in "Send to" is only a shortcut of the folder. It will not expand open in the "Send to" context menu. Instead, you would only select to send the item you right clicked on to the folder.

thank you for answer. you mean if i go to below folder ("SendTo") and make folder on it, itself change to shortcut? i say i make folder in this path and the put some of shortcut on it,its most expand i know its work in the xp and folder will expanded.i think its bug or new feature or with some trick maybe can do this in newer windows C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo thanks

 

[Brink]

Nar, it's not a bug. It's by design. You would only have shortcuts in the "SendTo" folder that do not expand.

 

[Nikki Vic]

Thank you to all the contributors on these threads

I just wanted to say that this entire site is always helpful when I need assistance. The contributors are thorough in their directions which is very much appreciated.

My Send To changed itself into a folder and just kept "holding" the items I tried to send via that platform. I had to delete the Mail Recipient file, then could not find information on how to get it in back into the Send To platform again. Then Seven Forums to the rescue again and Brink was so thorough that I was able to do this step by step, and it works beautifully again.

I am not sure why this would have changed by itself as it has always worked up until a few days ago. Do the Windows updates have any bearing on why the Send To file changes? I am 72 years of age, and when these things happen, I always seem to blame myself - sometimes I know that is truly the case, though. LOL!

Thanks again for all that you contributors do for the rest of us out here in the internet world

 

[Brink]

Hello Nikki, and welcome to Seven Forums.

It's not uncommon for Windows Updates to occasionally break things, but Microsoft usually issues a patch for it not long afterwards.

It could have been caused by anything though, but I'm happy to hear that the tutorial was able to help you fix it.

 

[avismile10]

how could i add to the sent to; that it should go to "mailto:"?

 

[Brink]

Hello Avi,

The Mail recipient item would be for that.

 

[avismile10]

Hello Avi,

The Mail recipient item would be for that.

but it doesn't i press on that and it says this

 

[Brink]

What email client program are you using?

For example: Outlook or Windows Live Mail

 

[avismile10]

What email client program are you using?

For example: Outlook or Windows Live Mail

gmail and no i don't want to use any third party software (like affixa)

 

[Brink]

By default, mailto will only work with an installed program set as your default email client program.

You might see if this below may work for you though.

Open Mailto: Links Using Gmail in Google Chrome

 

[avismile10]

i have already set google chrome as the default mailto: protocol handler but how do i add it to the context menu?

 

[Brink]

I haven't tested this below, but it looks promising.

https://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/252967-Email-in-Gmail-Explorer-Context-menu

 

[amirfengineer]

Hello everyone
Thanks for the helpful forum
I have followed the instructions of this thread to have "desktop (create shortcut)" in sendTo menu as an option.As i provided a screenshot i have the file in my sendto folder in Appdata.But i don't have it in the menu yet

 

[Brink]

Hello amirfengineer, and welcome to Seven Forums.

It looks like something has renamed the file extension of the Desktop (create shortcut) shortcut causing it to not work.

Renaming the file to remove .DeskLink off the end should help.

 

[amirfengineer]

Hello Brink

I deleted ".DeskLink" of the end of the file name and renamed it agian by adding ".DeskLink" to the name.But the problem hasn't been solved.

 

[Brink]

The ".DeskLink" is not suppose to be there.

 

[amirfengineer]

What do you mean?

The file that i downloaded of this thread to restore desktop shortcut is a .DeskLink file too.

Please explain more.

 

[Brink]

The download from the tutorial doesn't have that. That's what you would see in the properties of the shortcut, but it should be like this below.

Are you using some sort of download manager, or have some 3rd party AV/security program that could be renaming the shortcut?