{"id":817,"date":"2009-01-11T01:19:34","date_gmt":"2009-01-10T19:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/198.58.113.91\/blog\/?p=817"},"modified":"2021-05-31T14:31:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T09:01:11","slug":"hidden-right-click-context-menu-options-windows-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/hidden-right-click-context-menu-options-windows-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Right-Click (Context) Menu Options in Windows 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Windows Vista included some hidden (a.k.a extended<\/a>) context menu options which are seen only if you use the SHIFT key when right-clicking on a file or folder. These hidden context menu options are retained in Windows 7 as well, with some other options added.<\/p>\n

Pressing SHIFT + Right-click in an empty area on the Desktop shows the extended menu option Open Command Window Here<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Desktop<\/b><\/p>\n

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Folders \/ Directories<\/b><\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Navigation Pane in Windows Explorer<\/b><\/p>\n

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Executable (.exe) file<\/b><\/p>\n

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Shortcuts (.lnk) file<\/b><\/p>\n

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*Note that the Open in New Window<\/b> and Open in New Process<\/b> options may also appear in other areas of the Windows Explorer shell in Windows 7.<\/p>\n

Start menu<\/b><\/p>\n

Click the Start Orb, press and hold the CTRL and SHIFT keys and right-click on an empty area in the Start menu. You’ll see the hidden GUI option named Exit Explorer<\/b>. Note that this option was carried forward from Windows Vista to Windows 7.<\/p>\n

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Windows Vista included some hidden (a.k.a extended) context menu options which are seen only if you use the SHIFT key when right-clicking on a file or folder. These hidden context menu options are retained in Windows 7 as well, with some other options added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-windows-7"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3187,"url":"https:\/\/www.winhelponline.com\/blog\/programs-minimizing-taskbar-offscreen-not-shown\/","url_meta":{"origin":817,"position":0},"title":"Programs open off the screen or hidden when minimized to taskbar","author":"Ramesh","date":"June 3, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"When you open a program or folder window, it may look like it has minimized to the taskbar, but the window doesn't appear when clicked on the Taskbar icon. 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