When you right-click on a file or program or folder or anything on Windows, a menu of options appears. This menu is called contextual because it changes according to the type of icon that you click, if it is a folder, there are some options while if it is a single file there are others. This context menu of the right mouse button can be customized by adding or removing options . In another article I had noticed how important it was to eliminate references to programs that are never used from the context menu to speed up the loading of the explorer in Windows, by disabling unnecessary items from the options with the right button.
On this occasion, however, we see an easy way to add functions and options to the right-click menu on Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 .
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1) FilerFrog is a free plugin for Windows Explorer (the resource explorer) that offers many additional tools to manage files.
FilerFrog integrates seamlessly into the Windows interface and all new options are available from the context menu of the right button, grouped under the heading "FilerFrog".
With this tool you add a lot of useful functions including:
- Print the contents of a folder;
- Extract files from a folder to the upper one and, vice versa, create a sub-folder and insert some files inside;
- Copy or Move the files (a more immediate cut and paste);
- Rename files according to a personalized criterion;
- Copy the path of the folder to the Windows clipboard;
- Split large files into smaller parts and unify them;
- Resize images, create a collage with thumbnails and add a logo;
- Encrypt a file
- Quickly switch to your favorite folders.
In short, a nice set of additional options useful in everyday computer use.
2) Context Menu Tuner allows you to customize the context menu that appears by pressing the right mouse button in Windows 10, Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 in order to easily add other options or commands.
3) Moo0 RightClicker, for Windows Xp, Vista and Windows 7 is a program that allows you to customize the right-click menu options .
There are therefore no specific additional functions because
This tool has a lot of functions to manage files and folders and, in addition, you can add different types of items to the context menu.
4) With some programs explained in another post, you can add shortcuts to programs and websites to the right-click menu on the desktop
5) Only for Windows 7 and it's called Right-Click Extender .
It allows you to choose which keys to add to the context menu, making automatic changes to the registry.
This means that you can start it once, make the desired changes and close it without having to leave anything in the background that wastes memory and system resources on the PC.
Among the functions that can be activated there are some that are very useful, including:
- Copy or Move to another folder
- Open the Dos command prompt from this folder
- Protect the file or folder with the encryption service
- Hide and discover the file or folder
- Take possession or ownership of the file (useful if you want to edit files that are in the Users folder of another account).
- Create list of files (it is used to write all the files in a folder in a text file and it is very useful if you want to print the list of music).
In addition, the program allows you to add, also in the right-click menu, the famous advanced control panel or GodMode, the registry key editor, the administration tools, the normal control panel and the task manager.
On Windows XP this software works but some options, which do not exist in XP, are not enabled.
6) Right Click Enhancer allows you to add options to the context menu of the right button and to add links to My Computer, the Control Panel and the Send to:
This tool is also available in a portable version, without installation with modifications that can be made permanent.
7) Easy Context Menu is an easy program that allows you to customize Windows context menus.
You can activate and deactivate the items already present to limit the number and also add new ones.
8) If you want something more, one of the best program called File Menu Tools is free and can be installed on any Windows version, even in Italian, by downloading the additional language package separately.
As functions that can be activated it contains many more than the Right Menu Expander, however, it runs in the background and remains in memory, consuming approximately 5 Kbytes.
In another article, 15 tools for fast mouse actions on the desktop, on files and folders
