Add “Desktop Shortcuts” Cascading Menu in Windows 7 and Later Desktop Context Menu
This article will help you in adding a new “Desktop Shortcuts” cascading menu to Desktop context menu (or right-click menu).
Recently we posted a tutorial for adding your favorite programs shortcuts under cascading menus in Windows 7 Desktop context menu:
Add Cascading Menus for Your Favorite Programs in Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu
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It might become very useful if you want to add your frequently used programs or system tools under separate groups.
Today in this article, we are providing a ready-made registry script which can add a new cascading menu “Desktop Shortcuts” in Windows 7 Desktop context menu which contains following useful shortcuts under it:
- Change Theme
- Change Wallpaper
- Change Screen Saver
- Change Desktop Icons Settings
- Change Sound Scheme
- Change Mouse Pointers
- Change DPI Scaling
- Change Window Color and Appearance
By default, it adds the cascading menu in the middle of context menu. But if you want, you can add it at top or bottom of context menu as shown in following images:
There are 3 different scripts included in the ZIP file, simply run the desired REG file to add the cascading menu.
There is also an uninstallation script available in the ZIP file so that you can remove the cascading menu.
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PS: If the cascading menu doesn’t work for you, first take ownership of following key in Registry Editor:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\Shell
Then run the registry script again.
Also Check:
- Add “Desktop Shortcuts” Cascading Menu in My Computer Context Menu in Windows 7 and Later
- Add “Windows Apps” Cascading Menu in Windows 7 and Later Desktop Context Menu
- Add “System Tools” Cascading Menu in Windows 7 and Later Desktop Context Menu
- Add “System Shortcuts” Cascading Menu in Windows 7 and Later Desktop Context Menu
- Add “Power Options” Cascading Menu in Windows 7 and Later Desktop Context Menu
- Add “Win+X” Cascading Menu in Windows 7 and Later Desktop Context Menu
The reason I downloaded this in first place is because my mouse and touch cursor was jumping my letters from right to left or up into a paragraph I had typed before and also because my windows screen was also moving around like it was nervous and now I want my windows icons back with the new updates that are with this one,