To fix it, try to disable all third-party shell extensions from the right-click context menu. The right-click menu not showing issue might be caused by Shell Extensions. Method 2: Remove Third-Party Shell Extensions from Context Menu

(it will disable Windows Explorer’s context menu if you set NoViewContextMenu to 1) Double-click the 32-bit DWORD value NoViewContextMenu on the right hand side, and set it to 0.In the left pane of Registry Editor, browse down to the following key:.Press the Windows key + R to open the Run box.If you have no access to Local Group Policy Editor, please use this registry hack instead to enable Windows Explorer’s context menu: Reboot your computer and see if the right-click context menu now works. Select either Not Configured or Disabled, and click OK.On the right side of the window, scroll down until you see the setting “ Remove Windows Explorer’s Default Context Menu“.In the Local Group Policy Editor window, navigate to: User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components, and then click on File Explorer (or Windows Explorer).

There is a chance that your Windows Explorer’s context menu is disabled by group policy setting. Method 1: Enable Windows Explorer’s Context Menu Using Group Policy In this tutorial we’ll show you several methods to fix the problem of right-click context menu not showing / responding in Windows 10, 8 and 7.

Mouse right-click not working on your desktop or Windows Explorer? Whenever you try to right-click anything on the desktop or in Windows Explorer / Start Menu, you might see no response at all and the context menu won’t open.

Cannot right click on desktop