Windows 11 is gaining a setting that lets users tailor the right-click menu by choosing which app extensions appear for files. The option is included in the October optional Update KB5127936, but Microsoft is rolling it out gradually, so installing the update may not make it immediately available to everyone.
To check whether the feature is already enabled, right-click a file in File Explorer and look for “Customize menu” at the bottom of the menu. If it appears, selecting it opens the relevant controls under Settings > Personalization > Context menu. Microsoft says no additional changes are needed to use the default configuration.
If the option is missing, the report says it can be enabled with the free, open-source ViVeTool utility. First, install KB5127936 through Windows Update and restart the PC. The reported Windows build should be 26200.9818 or 26300.9818; run “winver” to check. Download ViVeTool from its official GitHub page and extract it so that ViVeTool.exe is located in C:\ViVeTool. Then open Terminal as an administrator and run “cd C:\ViVeTool” followed by “vivetool /enable /id:60813048”. After the tool confirms the feature configuration was set successfully, restart the computer and check the menu again.
The customization can reduce the number of items shown. According to windowslatest.com, right-clicking an image previously displayed 20 entries beneath the icons for common actions such as cut, copy, rename, share and delete. The new menu can be configured to show eight entries for that file type instead. Users who prefer the older Windows 10-style menu can still open it by holding Shift while right-clicking the desktop or a file.
Sources: t3n.