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The latest Context Menu coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft's Canary Channel Debuts AI Editing and Visual Search in File Explorer Context Menus
Microsoft has started rolling out AI-powered contextual actions directly within File Explorer's right-click menu, offering image editing and web search capabilities without leaving the file browser....
Right-Click to Summarize: Microsoft 365 Copilot Lands in File Explorer and OneDrive on Windows
Microsoft’s generative AI assistant is now a right-click away in Windows File Explorer. Microsoft 365 subscribers can invoke Copilot actions—summarize, compare, ask questions—directly from the...
7 Windows Registry Tricks That Unlock Hidden Customization on Windows 11
Microsoft's Windows Registry is a 30-year-old configuration database that still controls almost every aspect of the operating system. Many power users know it holds tweaks the Settings app won’t...
Edge 139.0.3405.111 Integrates Right-Click Copilot Summarization and Critical Chromium Fixes
Microsoft pushed out Edge 139.0.3405.111 to the Stable channel on August 21, 2025, packing a fresh right-click Copilot Chat summarization command alongside the latest Chromium security patches. The...
Right-Click Copilot Summarization Arrives in Edge 139, On-Device AI Not Far Behind
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Uncluttered by Default: How Windows 11 25H2 Reshapes the Desktop Experience
Microsoft’s Windows 11 version 25H2 introduces no sweeping overhaul of the Desktop—instead, it polishes the surface with a discipline that should please newcomers while giving power users enough...
Microsoft Experiments with Hover Quick-Actions and AI Tools in File Explorer, but Stability Bugs Persist
Microsoft is testing a suite of productivity-focused upgrades for File Explorer that promise to cut clicks and surface AI tools directly where users browse files. Lean on a file in the Home view and...
Microsoft Tests Hover Quick-Action Buttons and AI Context Menu in Windows 11 File Explorer
Microsoft is quietly testing a suite of new interaction layers in Windows 11’s File Explorer, adding hover-activated quick-action buttons and AI-powered context menu options designed to speed up...
Notepad’s Bloated Right-Click Menu Gets a Compact, Two-Tier Overhaul in Latest Windows 11 Insider Build
Windows Insiders running the latest Notepad build are waking up to a friendlier right-click menu—one that finally tucks the stampede of AI and reference commands beneath a tight row of classic...
Windows 11's File Explorer Gains AI Image Editing, Document Q&A, and Native Archiving
Microsoft is testing a series of ambitious updates to Windows 11’s File Explorer that transform the humble file manager into a context-aware productivity surface — complete with AI-powered image...
Unlock Windows 11’s Hidden Productivity Settings and Take Control of Copilot
A left-aligned Taskbar, a decluttered Start menu, and one keyboard shortcut could save you dozens of clicks a day—Windows 11 is packed with these kinds of productivity gems, if you know where to...
Windows 11 25H2: Polished Context Menus, Smoother Taskbar, and AI Search Roll Out in Preview
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider previews for the upcoming 25H2 release are taking a scalpel to the everyday Windows interface, carving out a noticeably more polished and productive...