According to information provided to Windows Central, Microsoft is developing a new, more compact version of the context menu (i.e., the right-click menu) in Windows 11, which should be faster to use.

The current Windows 11 context menu has gradually become crowded with shortcuts from Microsoft and third-party apps, often taking a noticeable moment to appear when users right-click in File Explorer.

Microsoft is finally streamlining the Windows 11 right-click menu with the upcoming 26H2 update in October. However, some ...

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New "Get Started" graphics are also included in this Windows 11 Insider Preview update. Image: Microsoft In line with pledges made to improve Windows 11, Microsoft is unleashing some cool new features ...

What’s happened? Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7271 introduces a revamped File Explorer right-click menu that reduces its vertical size by roughly one-third. Why is this important? Microsoft ...

Guide When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. You can bring back the old context menu in Windows 11 simply by adding one entry to the ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Right-clicking on Windows had been a predictable menu for years. But Windows 11 broke that. Now you get a stripped-down menu that hides half of what you ...

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