Disable Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 & 11 Start Menu
By Timothy Tibbetts |
When you right-click on any item in your Windows 10 or 11 Start Menu, you have numerous options, including move, resize, uninstall, unpin, open file location, and more. You can entirely disable the right-click Context Menu in your Start Menu by editing the registry or using Group Policy Editor.
Disable Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 & 11 Start Menu - Registry
Editing the registry requires creating a new Key and DWORD, so we made the registry files for you.
Video tutorial:
Download Disable Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 Start Menu and extract the two files.
Double-click 'Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 Start Menu - Disable.reg' or 'Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 Start Menu - Enable.reg' (Default).
Click Yes when prompted by User Account Control.
Click Yes when prompted by Registry Editor.
Click OK when prompted by the Registry Editor.
This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks.
Advanced users can navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ and created a new Explorer key. Next, create a new DWORD (32-bit Value) named DisableContextMenusInStart with a Value_data of 1.
Disable Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 & 11 Start Menu - Group Policy Editor
Open Group Policy Editor. Windows 10 Home users will need to enable Group Policy Editor.
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar.
Double-click Disable context menus in the Start Menu and click on Enabled.
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Disable Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 & 11 Start Menu - Registry
Editing the registry requires creating a new Key and DWORD, so we made the registry files for you.
Download Disable Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 Start Menu and extract the two files.
Double-click 'Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 Start Menu - Disable.reg' or 'Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 Start Menu - Enable.reg' (Default).
Click Yes when prompted by User Account Control.
Click Yes when prompted by Registry Editor.
Click OK when prompted by the Registry Editor.
This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Windows Tweaks.
Advanced users can navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\ and created a new Explorer key. Next, create a new DWORD (32-bit Value) named DisableContextMenusInStart with a Value_data of 1.
Disable Right-Click Context Menu in Windows 10 & 11 Start Menu - Group Policy Editor
Open Group Policy Editor. Windows 10 Home users will need to enable Group Policy Editor.
Go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar.
Double-click Disable context menus in the Start Menu and click on Enabled.
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