{"id":288561,"date":"2021-07-01T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/windows-11-finally-fixes-file-explorers-slow-context-menus\/"},"modified":"2021-07-01T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T14:00:00","slug":"windows-11-finally-fixes-file-explorers-slow-context-menus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-finally-fixes-file-explorers-slow-context-menus\/","title":{"rendered":"#Windows 11 Finally Fixes File Explorer\u2019s Slow Context Menus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29912d95c78\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29912d95c78\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-finally-fixes-file-explorers-slow-context-menus\/#Faster_and_without_the_Clutter\" >Faster and without the Clutter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-finally-fixes-file-explorers-slow-context-menus\/#The_Old_Context_Menu_Is_Still_There\" >The Old Context Menu Is Still There!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/windows-11-finally-fixes-file-explorers-slow-context-menus\/#Its_Not_Perfect_but_Its_a_Start\" >It\u2019s Not Perfect, but It\u2019s a Start<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Windows 11 Finally Fixes File Explorer\u2019s Slow Context Menus&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone wp-image-738599 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-11-dark-background-image.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Windows 11's default desktop background in dark mode.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The context menus in Windows 11\u2019s new File Explorer aren\u2019t just simplified\u2014they\u2019re better. Even if you\u2019re not a fan of the new s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped-down and minimal menus, we think you\u2019ll agree they\u2019re an improvement. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Faster_and_without_the_Clutter\"><\/span>Faster and without the Clutter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The new context menus <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear when you right-click anywhere in File Explorer. They appear when you right-click on the desktop, too, as Explorer also handles that.<\/p>\n<p>The new menus look surprisingly simple at first. Options like Cut, Copy, Rename, and Delete have been transformed into small icons at the top of the menu. (OK, perhaps Microsoft should consider changing that and give each option a larger target for you to click or tap in the menu.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-738578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/file-explorer-context-menu.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File Explorer's context menu on Windows 11.\" width=\"650\" height=\"604\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Applications can no longer tamper with this menu. Now, when you install Windows applications, they can\u2019t add endless options to this menu that appear when you right-click on things.<\/p>\n<p>These third-party context menu options don\u2019t just add clutter to the menu. On Windows 10 and earlier,\u00a0third-party applications that you install can slow down your File Explorer context menus, making them take several seconds to open or hang when you right-click on something. That\u2019s ridiculous.<\/p>\n<p>Now, that won\u2019t be an issue anymore. Context menus should open quickly and not become more cluttered over time.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-738586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/windows-10-context-menu.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"File Explorer's context menu on Windows 10.\" width=\"650\" height=\"700\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Old_Context_Menu_Is_Still_There\"><\/span>The Old Context Menu Is Still There!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But Microsoft is all about backward compatibility. What if you need some of those old context menu options? Well, the good <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> is that they\u2019re still there under \u201cShow more options.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This option doesn\u2019t just show more options. It actually opens a version of the old context menu where you\u2019ll see whatever other options applications have added.<\/p>\n<p>(Here\u2019s a hint that this is the case: The keyboard shortcut that activates this option, Shift+F10, is the same keyboard shortcut that opens the normal context menu on Windows 10 and earlier.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-738585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/show-more-options.png?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"The &quot;Show More Options&quot; menu in Windows 11's File Explorer.\" width=\"650\" height=\"586\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_Not_Perfect_but_Its_a_Start\"><\/span>It\u2019s Not Perfect, but It\u2019s a Start<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re not saying that the new context menu that appeared in the initial Insider Preview release of Windows 11 is perfect. Microsoft can surely improve it. Maybe Microsoft should add an option to disable the new context menu for people who value the old one\u2014after all, File Explorer\u2019s Folder Options is absolutely packed with other options, many of which are less useful than this one would be.<\/p>\n<p>However, Microsoft is doing something smart here: making File Explorer faster and cleaner without completely dropping support for traditional context menu extensions.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it would be nice if Microsoft had fixed the context menu performance issues years ago\u2014and had given Windows users a way to hide context menu options without third-party software. But we\u2019re still happy to see progress being made, even if it takes a (mostly) clean break with the past to do it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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