Add Useful Options and Links to Windows Explorer Right-Click Menu

Right Click Inside Folder

Tweaked right-click menu inside a folder

Want an easy link to the Control Panel from the right-click context menu of Windows Explorer? Or maybe an easy option to move a file to another folder without having to cut and paste?

With Right Click Tweaker, you can add up to 14 different options to the right-click context menus of Windows Explorer:

  1. Copy To Folder (File): Copy any file to another folder
  2. Move To Folder (File): Move any file to another folder
  3. Create File List (Folder Icon): Creates a text file in the parent folder listing every file inside a selected folder
  4. Print File List (Folder Icon): Same as number 3, except it automatically prints that list using the default printer
  5. Encrypt (File and Folder Icon): Encrypt files and folders
  6. Decrypt (File and Folder Icon): Decrypt files and folders
  7. Open In Notepad (File): Open any file with Notepad
  8. Administrator Command Prompt (Folder Icon): Opens an elevated command prompt with the highest privileges.
  9. God Mode Windows Vista/7 (Inside Folder): Opens the previously mentioned “God Mode”
  10. System Configuration Utility Windows Vista/ 7 (Inside Folder) : Open the System Configuration Utility (msconfig)
  11. Problem Step Recorder Windows Vista/7 (Inside Folder): Opens the hidden and little known Problem Steps Recorder
  12. Take Ownership Windows Vista/7 (File or Folder Icon): Take ownership of files or folders owned by other users on the computer
  13. Copy Contents To Clipboard (Text Files): Copy the contents of text files without having to open them
  14. Search and Replace (Folder Icon): Rename multiple files inside a selected folder at once

No installation is necessary, although administrative privileges are required. The app opens as one single window that lists all its possible functions. To add an option to the right-click context menu, simply check the box next to the function name and click the Apply Tweaks button.

Right Click Tweaker

Right Click Tweaker Options Window

This tool doesn’t actually provide any new functions to Windows, as the options all use existing Windows commands. However, having these in the right-click context menus can be extremely useful and in some cases, can save a lot of time.

What do you think of Right Click Tweaker? Have another tool to suggest? Share with us in the comments.

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