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Microsoft lets Windows 11 users customize right-click menu.

6/5/2026

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Microsoft announced that Windows 11 users will be able to customize the right-click context menu.
Marcus Ash, vice president of Design and Research for Windows & Devices, said the update will let users add or remove items, load faster, and keep the “Show more options” command for the legacy Windows 10-style menu.
Critics had called earlier Windows 11 menus cluttered, padded, and distant from the cursor.

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Microsoft announced that Windows 11 users will be able to customize the right-click context menu.
Marcus Ash, vice president of Design and Research for Windows & Devices, said the update will let users add or remove items, load faster, and keep the “Show more options” command for the legacy Windows 10-style menu.
Critics had called earlier Windows 11 menus cluttered, padded, and distant from the cursor.