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Windows 11 update brings faster, customizable right-click menus
Microsoft is rolling out faster, customizable right-click menus for Windows 11 as part of an optional update.
The menus appear when users right-click files or folders in File Explorer, and the update is becoming available gradually.
Users can choose which commands and app entries appear, move some items, and show common actions such as Cut, Copy and Paste in the menu.
The changes address complaints that Windows 11’s menus can be slow, cluttered or missing familiar commands.
The update gives users more control over everyday file actions and also includes changes to the Xbox task view, File Explorer and Windows Settings.
The rollout may take time, even for people who enable the setting to get the latest updates sooner.
Microsoft has begun rolling out customizable right-click menus in an optional Windows 11 update.
The update, KB5127936, is a non-security feature release that also includes other changes.
The redesigned menu is intended to open faster, reduce clutter and give users more control over commands and app entries.
Users can turn built-in commands on or off, choose where app extensions appear and move common file actions into the menu.
The features are rolling out gradually, so they may not appear immediately for all users.
- Who
- Microsoft is rolling out the update to Windows 11 users.
- What
- The update brings a faster, customizable right-click menu and other features.
- When
- The optional update became generally available on October 28, 2026.
- Where
- Windows 11, including File Explorer.
- Why
- Microsoft says the redesign is intended to make the menu faster, simpler and easier to customize.
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ZDNet reported that the customizable menu was available to try in the latest Windows 11 Insider Beta preview.
Windows Central reported that Microsoft had begun generally rolling out the optional KB5127936 update.
- Update
- KB5127936
- Release type
- Optional non-security feature update
- Rollout
- Gradual
- Menu actions
- Cut, Copy, Paste, Rename, Delete and Share
- Customization
- Users can control built-in commands and app extensions
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The updated menu opens more quickly, reduces clutter, and gives you more control over the commands and app extensions that appear when you right-click