The options included in the menu that appears when right-clicking on a file or folder in the Windows system are very useful and provide quick access to important actions based on the type of file. However, over time and with the installation of many programs on your device, you may find that most of these programs add shortcuts to the right-click menu to perform tasks more easily, which can create chaos to the point of distraction or make it difficult to find the option you are looking for. At the same time, even with all the options included in the menu, you may find that there is an option you wish was available in the menu to make your work easier. Fortunately, there are many programs and tools specifically designed to edit the right-click menu in Windows, and here we review the best of them.
The article was updated on 24 / 4 / 2023
1 Easy Context Menu program
Easy Context Menu is one of the most powerful programs that can be tried whether you want to add new options to the right-click menu or disable existing options that you no longer need or use. The program is free and easy to use thanks to its simple and clear graphical interface that can be converted to Arabic, and it is a Portable program, so you can download and run it directly without the need to install it on the device first.
After launching it, you can checkmark any new option you want to add, as a full set of new and useful options available for access from the menu, whether it appears when you right-click on a file or folder, desktop, or This PC icon, and so on. You can easily add new options and then click the “Apply Changes” button from the top and the new option will be added immediately. If you want to remove an existing option in the menu, click on the “ContextMenu Cleaner” button and from the window that appears, select the option you want to remove and click the Disable button. [Download the program]
2 Context Menu Tuner program
Another distinctive program for editing right-click menu options in Windows in an advanced and easy way, Context Menu Tuner is completely free and does not require installation, so you can download and run it immediately to show you the main interface divided into two sections: on the left you find all the commands and options that you can add to the menu, while on the right, you will only find 5 elements that represent the menus in which the options will be added.
For example, you can add options within the menu that appears when right-clicking on files only, or folders only, or on the desktop, or the partition, or the library folders. You will also find some useful options under the Menu Item Options section such as making new options only appear after clicking the Shift key and right-click or when placed at a specific point only.
To actually add new options, all you have to do is browse the commands on the left side, all of which represent options you can add to the menu. If you find that they do not include the option you are looking for, click on Add Custom Item where you add a custom option where you specify the target, name, icon, etc. In general, after selecting the option from the left side, select the menu you want to add it to on the right side and click the Add button in the middle to add the option to the menu immediately. [Download the program]
3 CCleaner program
Certainly, CCleaner is the most famous and widely used Windows program, and it may be the first choice for some when they want to improve computer performance and clean the hard drive of unnecessary files to save space. But the program has many functions where it includes a set of useful tools such as repairing the registry, searching for duplicate files, stopping startup programs, etc., in addition to a tool to manage the right-click menu items of Windows, which we highlighted earlier through our practical experience in cleaning the right-click menu. You can easily disable or delete any item as you wish.
To get started, you will need to install the program on your device, or you can download the portable version if you do not want to install it. After running the program, go to the “Tools” section of the side menu, then go to Startup and select the Context Menu section. You will see a list that includes all the options that appear when right-clicking on a folder or file. Here you can select the option you want to disable and click the Disable button to hide it from the right-click menu, or if you want to delete it permanently, click the Delete button. In general, this feature will help you get rid of the clutter and leave only the important options you need. [Download the program]
4 Context Menu Manager program
A free program that allows you to edit the list of options that appear when right-clicking on a folder or file in Windows. Context Menu Manager comes with a simple graphical interface that makes removing options from this menu very simple. By default, the program content is displayed in Chinese, but when you run it for the first time it will ask you if you want to change the language, so you can choose English and then restart the program and it will appear in the new language.
On the left side of the program interface, you will see types of menu options where you can select the menu to be edited and all the included options will be shown on the right side. Now you can deactivate the options you no longer want to see in the menu by simply clicking on the deactivate button. In addition to deactivating options, you can click on the gear icon (⚙) next to the deactivate button to rename the same option, change its icon, reposition it in the menu, or make it appear only when you press the “Shift” key before right-clicking, and so on.
Another interesting feature of the Context Menu Manager program is that you can add new options to the selected menu. Just click on “Create new item” and enter the name of the option and the command it performs. There are other features such as editing the list of options for specific file formats, it is a very advanced program that we recommend trying if you are interested in editing the options menu at the Windows system level. [
5 FileMenu Tools program
FileMenu Tools offers many useful options that make the right-click menu in Windows more beneficial. With this program, you can add new items to the Send To menu or delete existing items from the menu, in general it can be considered as an addition to the menu. The program is available in two versions, one free and one paid, and it can also be used without installation on the system. The program interface is very easy and clear, you will find all pre-existing options on the home page that you can checkmark next to any of them and click the Apply button. Or click on Add Command from the left menu to add new commands. Note that you can also test any command to know exactly what it does before adding it, by clicking on the Test Command button. [Download the program]
