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The context menus tag covers recent changes and customization plans for right-click menus in Windows and related file-management software. Articles discuss faster in-app menus in the open-source Files file manager, including improved responsiveness and lower memory use after closing tabs. Other coverage focuses on Windows 11 and File Explorer, where Microsoft is testing controls to hide, reorder, or disable commands, separate cloud-storage entries, and restore the traditional Cut, Copy, and Paste layout. The tag also tracks the continuing split between Windows 11’s modern and legacy menus, including why a planned editor may reduce clutter without fully resolving that underlying design issue.
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    Files 4.2.7 Speeds Up Right-Click Menus and Cuts Tab Memory

    Files version 4.2.7 is now available with a faster right-click menu, lower memory use after tabs close, and small but practical navigation changes. The update matters most to people who already use the open-source Windows file manager for tab-heavy work: according to the Files project’s August...
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    Windows 11 May Add File Explorer Right-Click Menu Controls — Megathread

    Windows 11 is poised to give users direct control over its right-click menus: Windows Central reports that hidden options in recent preview builds can remove selected commands, keep cloud-storage entries separate, and restore the vertical Cut, Copy, and Paste layout familiar from Windows 10. The...
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    Windows 11 Context Menu Editor Won’t Eliminate Legacy Menu

    Windows 11 is getting a right-click menu editor that will let users hide, reorder, and disable File Explorer actions, but the planned feature does not resolve the reason File Explorer still presents two incompatible menus. Windows Central first reported the forthcoming customization control...