
Windows 11 context menus have addressed this shortcoming to save time. Grouping together related commands: with Windows 10, “Open” and “Open with” were spaced apart, which is not useful.Global items on top: the most common global commands – cut, copy, paste, delete, and rename – are neatly arranged on top and close to one another.The main benefits of the Windows 11 context menus are:

While it may be initially annoying because some of these truncated steps may be needed at the first right click, the new design is more productive in the long run compared to the classic Windows context menu. Truncated Context Menus in Windows 11īy default, Windows 11 presents most new context menu items in a truncated form. Now there is – but in a truncated format.

In the past, there was no logical schema to bundle the right-click commands together. You get many essential menu options exactly where you need them. The big visual change in Windows 11 from Windows 10 is that the context menus have followed a minimalist approach to show you the most important and frequently used options first. But there are auxiliary commands as well that aren’t frequently used. Many such commands are indispensable to basic file operations: Cut, Copy, Paste, Refresh, Share, Open With, Send To, Properties, etc.
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Accessible from a simple right click, these menus serve a full list of commands relating to any of those elements.

Windows 11 context menus are a key functionality of the Windows 11 desktop, File Explorer, files, folders, apps, and other interaction elements.
