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Microsoft is working on a Windows 11 context-menu redesign, confirmed on June 3, 2026, by Windows design executive Marcus Ash, with the goal of making right-click menus faster, simpler by default, and configurable around the commands people use most. That sounds small only if you do not live in...

Microsoft is preparing Windows 11 context-menu changes that would make the right-click menu faster, simpler by default, and configurable around the actions people use most, after years of complaints about hidden commands, clutter, and inconsistent behavior across File Explorer and the desktop...

Microsoft’s Windows design lead said on June 3, 2026, that Windows 11 context menus are being reworked to become faster, simpler by default, and configurable around the actions people use most. That is a small sentence with a long tail. The right-click menu is not glamorous, but it is one of the...

Microsoft is working on a faster, simpler, and customizable right-click context menu for Windows File Explorer and the desktop, with the commitment surfacing in early June 2026 after years of complaints that Windows 11’s shortcut menus buried useful commands and slowed everyday file work. The...

Microsoft’s Windows design leadership said on June 3, 2026, that it is working on a Windows right-click context menu refresh intended to make the menu faster, simpler by default, and configurable around the commands people use most. That promise matters because the context menu is not a...

Microsoft’s Windows design leadership has confirmed in early June 2026 that Windows 11’s right-click context menus are being reworked to become faster, cleaner by default, and more configurable by users over the coming months. That sounds like a small interface fix, but it lands squarely on one...

Microsoft’s Windows design lead said on June 3, 2026, that Windows 11 context menus are being reworked to become faster, simpler by default, and configurable around the actions people use most. That is a small sentence with a long shadow. The right-click menu was supposed to be one of Windows...

Microsoft did not remove the Send To menu from Windows 11; it moved the feature behind the legacy right-click menu, where users can still open it through “Show more options,” Shift-right-click, or the shell:sendto folder path. That small demotion says more about modern Windows than the feature...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 Experimental Preview Build 26300.8376, released to Insiders on May 8, 2026, changes File Explorer so large files show readable MB and GB sizes in Details view while also testing the return of missing right-click actions such as Refresh and Print. That sounds minor until...

Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 File Explorer update in Experimental Build 26300.8376 that restores Refresh and Print to the modern right-click menu, changes Details view to show file sizes in KB, MB, or GB, and improves address-bar and context-menu behavior. The change is small in code but...

Registry tweaks still have a reputation for danger, but the reality is more nuanced: the right ones are small, reversible, and surprisingly durable. On a fresh Windows 11 installation, a few targeted registry edits can restore familiar behavior, reduce friction, and make the system feel less...

Windows 11’s context menu story has become a perfect example of Microsoft solving one problem by creating another. The simplified right-click menu introduced in 2021 was supposed to reduce clutter and make common actions easier to find, but over time it has accumulated enough third-party...

Windows 11’s right-click menu was supposed to feel cleaner, faster, and more modern. Instead, for many power users, it became a small but persistent productivity tax: fewer visible commands, extra clicks to reach familiar actions, and a frustrating lack of control over what appears where. A free...

Microsoft is finally tackling two of Windows 11’s most familiar friction points: the Quick Settings panel and the right-click context menu. For many users, these are not obscure power-user features but everyday touchpoints, and even a small delay makes the whole operating system feel sluggish...

Windows 11’s right-click experience has become a study in how a supposedly simplified interface can still accumulate clutter. One of the most useful legacy commands, Send to, is buried behind “Show more options,” and over time it can fill up with shortcuts you no longer need. The good news is...

Microsoft is taking aim at two of Windows 11’s most persistent pain points: Quick Settings and the right-click context menu. According to recent reporting and Microsoft’s own preview cadence, the company is testing changes intended to make both surfaces open much faster, with less of the delay...

Windows 11’s streamlined right-click menu solved one problem and created another: it buried the commands power users actually use every day. For long-time Windows users, that means a simple workflow like opening a file in Notepad++ can now take extra clicks, extra mouse movement, and extra...

Windows 11’s right-click menu stopped being a simple, muscle-memory surface years ago — and if you’re one of the many users who still prefer a compact, predictable File Explorer menu, Nilesoft Shell offers a practical, power-user-friendly remedy that finally hands you control back. Background...

Microsoft has pushed two small-but-meaningful Windows 11 Insider updates to the Dev and Beta Channels today, delivering visual polish and a set of targeted fixes that smooth everyday flows — notably tidier context menus, redesigned device/spec cards in Settings, improved taskbar animations, and...

In a rare bit of good news for people who still want their Windows desktop to act like a local desktop, OneDrive’s Folder Backup (Known Folder Move) on Windows 11 has quietly gained a better undo flow — in some builds you can now stop folder backup and have OneDrive move your files back to the...