Unable to right-click on the folders or shortcuts in the Start Menu
Published: June 2004Send your feedback
Symptom
When you right-click on a folder or a shortcut in the Start Menu, the context menu may not appear. Also, dragging and dropping of files and folders in the Start Menu may not work.
Resolution
To solve the problem, enable the Enable Dragging and Dropping Option in your Start menu properties. Follow these steps:
For Classic Start Menu
Right-click Taskbar, Properties, click Start Menu tab, choose Customize
Enable Enable Dragging and Dropping
For New Start Menu
Right-click Taskbar, Properties, click Start Menu tab, choose Customize
Click Advanced tab and enable Enable Dragging and Dropping
If the option Enable Dragging and Dropping is not available, it's due to a policy setting. For stand-alone systems, try this:
Start Registry Editor and navigate to the following key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Software \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ Explorer
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Backup the key to a file.( instructions )
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In the right-pane, set NoChangeStartMenu to 0.
