{"id":51190,"date":"2015-06-30T22:03:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T22:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=51190"},"modified":"2015-06-30T22:03:53","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T22:03:53","slug":"more-powerful-windows-8-right-click","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/more-powerful-windows-8-right-click\/","title":{"rendered":"More Powerful Windows 8 Right Click"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to improve the menu options that appear when you right click in Windows 8.–PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

More Powerful Windows 8 Right Click<\/h4>\n

By Damien for MakeTechEasier<\/p>\n

Are you fond of registry hacks? For intermediate and advanced Windows users, the Registry editor is a no-brainer. With the right codes and settings, you can improve the desktop experience and tweak the default settings.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve covered some interesting hacks and articles like launching Administrator Command Prompt in File Explorer, 7 great registry tweaks, and several tools to edit the context menu. And in this article, we will show you more awesome and cool stuff to improve the file search and navigation on the Context Menu in Windows 8.<\/p>\n

Context Menu is a menu that shows up when you right-click your mouse. It provides shortcuts and options on what to do with a file or folder. Most of the time you are stuck with the default options in the context menu, but the good news is, with a few registry hacks, you can add your own entries and options to it.<\/p>\n

Note: do back up your registry before you carry out the hacks below.<\/p>\n

Add \u201cCopy to Folder\u201d and \u201cMove to Folder\u201d – Article Continued Here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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