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Context menu is a menu which is usually invisible and only appears when you click any mouse button (usually it's right mouse button), providing relevant actions to the item you clicked on.

A context menu is a menu in a graphical user interface that appears upon user interaction, such as a right mouse click or middle click mouse operation. A context menu offers a limited set of choices that are available in the current state, or context, of the operating system or application. Usually the available choices are actions related to the selected object.

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How can I add an item to the 'new' context menu?

When I right click anywhere I get an option to add a new file with a specified extension. I would like to add some custom files into this menu, so I can right click and create a new PHP file for instance. How can I do this?
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How to remove items from the right click (context) menu in Windows?

The right click (context) menu is minimal and clean on a fresh installation of Windows. Install a bunch of applications and soon the context menu is loaded with all kinds of opening options from various applications. How do I remove items from the…
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Re-add "create new text file" to Windows 11 context menu

I have just upgraded to Windows 11 on my pc. As a C++/cmake programmer, I constantly use the option "create new -> text file" on the context menu, but Windows 11 has removed this option. Is there a way to get this option back, e.g via regedit, or…
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How to remove directory context menu added by Visual Studio 2017?

I have installed Visual Studio Community 2017 RC on Windows 10. After installing, it added a new context menu when right clicked on any directory. I want to remove this option, but can't seem to find it from VS2017 settings.
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How to open a terminal quickly from a file explorer at a folder in Windows 7?

This can be done easily in Ubuntu, just right click and open Terminal. It is very inconvenient to open cmd.exe then cd to the folder. So, how do I open a terminal quickly from a file explorer at a folder?
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Is there a keyboard chord for the Context Menu button?

On Windows PCs, the context button is awesome! But on some keyboards, mainly laptops, they've stopped including a dedicated button. Is there a key combination that brings up the context menu?
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How to remove "Share with Skype" from the Windows Explorer context menu

In a recent update a new Share with Skype context menu item has appeared. How can this item be removed? PS: There is some information here, but it's not complete: https://www.reddit.com/r/skype/comments/fkxbhw/q_context_menu_share_with_skype/
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Change Windows 7 explorer "Edit" context menu action for jpg and other image file types

When I right click on a jpg file in Windows Explorer (Windows 7), I see that there is an "Edit" menu item. If I click this item, it opens the image in MSPaint. Blah. I have Paint.NET installed, and I'd like to change the "Edit" action to open the…
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Burn Image context menu item missing in Windows 7

My understanding is that in Windows 7 if I right click an ISO image I should have an option Burn Image, or if I double click an ISO I should get a dialog to let me burn the image.... Not happening for me, any idea's why? Edit: 29th April. I do have…
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What is "Ticino" in my Windows 7 Explorer context menu?

I noticed today that I have a new Explorer context menu item called "Ticino" when I right-click a file on Windows 7. What is it?
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"Create new text document" option missing from context menu

I noticed today that there is no longer a "Create new text document" option in my Windows 7 (x64 Ultimate) context menu when I right click. No idea how or when it disappeared, point is it's gone. After searching Google for people with the same…
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Context Menu (Right Click) keyboard shortcut in Mac OS X

Is it possible to invoke a context menu using a keyboard shortcut instead of clicking the right/alt mouse button in OS X? In particular, I would like a menu-key-like feature in OS X. I am wondering whether there is additional third-party software…
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How to remove shell integration of Notepad++?

I want to remove Notepad++'s annoying shell integration when right-clicking a file in Windows. How do I do that?
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Where do I right-click to get the taskbar menu when the taskbar is full?

On Window 10, I want to right-click on the taskbar to get the taskbar menu -- usually I do this by right-clicking on an empty space on the taskbar. However, where can I click when my taskbar is completely full of icons for open programs and there is…
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How to open context menu in (MacOS) Finder with keyboard

I'm sure most of us here like doing thing as efficiently as possible and therefore we're a bunch of keyboard junkies. With a file (or group of files) highlighted, is there a way to open the context menu (equivalent of right-click) with the keyboard?
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