Context Menu Manager

Manage and restore Windows right-click menus (Windows 10/11)

A desktop tool to safely manage Windows 10/11 context menu items.

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English | 中文 (Chinese)

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English

Features

Core

• Toggle menu style: Switch between Win10 classic and Win11 menu (current user only, uses HKCU {86ca1aa0-...}).
• Four scenarios: Manage items under File, Directory, Directory background, and Desktop background.
• Per-item toggles: Enable or disable items individually.
• Search: Find menu entries by name or description.

Safety

• Disable instead of delete: Changes are reversible; registry keys are not removed.
• Auto backup on first run: Saves the current configuration as default.
• Backup before apply: A backup is created before each change.
• Restore: Revert to the last backup or the default state.
• Least privilege: Only current-user settings are modified unless admin access is required.

Transparency

• Each item displays name, description, source (system/third-party), risk level, and scope.
• Risk levels follow built-in rules (e.g., Explorer handlers, system components).
• Pending changes are clearly indicated.
• Status bar shows action results.

Language

• UI supports English (default) and 中文.
• Language selection is saved in %APPDATA%\ContextMenuManager\settings.json.
• Restart required to apply.
• The standalone EXE includes both languages.

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Project Layout

ContextMenuManager/
├── src/
│   ├── App.xaml, App.xaml.cs
│   ├── Converters/
│   ├── Models/
│   ├── Services/
│   ├── Styles/
│   │   └── AppStyles.xaml
│   ├── ViewModels/
│   ├── Views/
│   │   ├── MainWindow.xaml
│   │   └── MainWindow.xaml.cs
│   └── dist/                 # publish output (gitignored)
│       └── win-x64/
│           ├── ContextMenuManager.exe
│           └── lib/
├── ContextMenuManager.csproj
├── Assets/
│   ├── app.ico
│   └── app.manifest
├── Properties/
│   ├── Resources.resx, *.zh-CN.resx
│   └── PublishProfiles/
├── Scripts/
│   ├── publish-standalone.ps1
│   └── publish-standalone.cmd
└── README.md

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Requirements

• Windows 10 / Windows 11
• .NET 8 SDK (build)
• .NET 8 runtime (run)

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Build and Run

Build

dotnet build

Run

dotnet run

Publish single-file EXE

Option 1: Script (recommended)

# Default (win-x64)
powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ".\Scripts\publish-standalone.ps1"

# ARM64
powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ".\Scripts\publish-standalone.ps1" -Arch "win-arm64"

Output: src\dist\<arch>\ containing ContextMenuManager.exe (and lib/ for debug symbols).

Option 2: Command line

dotnet publish -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:EnableCompressionInSingleFile=true -o src/dist

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Design Summary

Action	Method	Reversible
Disable shell command	Add LegacyDisable registry value	Yes
Disable shell extension	Add CLSID to Shell Extensions\Blocked	Yes
Toggle classic menu	Create/delete HKCU {86ca1aa0-...}\InprocServer32	Yes
Backup	JSON in %APPDATA%\ContextMenuManager\Backups	Yes

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License

MIT License

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中文 (Chinese)

功能特性

核心功能

• 切换菜单风格：一键切换 Win10 经典菜单与 Win11 新菜单（仅当前用户，修改 HKCU {86ca1aa0-...}）。
• 四类场景：管理 文件 / 文件夹 / 文件夹背景 / 桌面背景 菜单。
• 独立开关：每个菜单项可单独启用或禁用。
• 快速搜索：按名称或描述查找菜单项。

安全性

• 禁用而非删除：操作完全可逆，不删除注册表键。
• 首次运行备份：自动保存当前配置为默认。
• 应用前备份：每次修改前自动创建备份。
• 恢复功能：可恢复至最近备份或默认状态。
• 最小权限原则：默认只修改当前用户设置，需要时请求管理员权限。

透明性

• 每个项目显示：名称、描述、来源（系统/第三方）、风险等级、作用范围。
• 风险等级基于内置规则（Explorer、系统组件等）。
• 未应用更改会明确标记。
• 状态栏显示操作结果。

多语言

• 支持 English（默认）和 中文。
• 设置保存在 %APPDATA%\ContextMenuManager\settings.json。
• 重启应用生效。
• 单文件 EXE 内置双语资源。

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系统要求

• Windows 10 / Windows 11
• .NET 8 SDK（编译）
• .NET 8 runtime（运行）

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构建与运行

编译

dotnet build

运行

dotnet run

发布单文件 EXE

方法 1：脚本（推荐）

powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ".\Scripts\publish-standalone.ps1"

ARM64

powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File ".\Scripts\publish-standalone.ps1" -Arch "win-arm64"

输出目录：src\dist\<arch>\。

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开源许可

MIT