Windows 10能否将右键菜单项分组以简化右键菜单？

Hey there! Great question—this is absolutely doable on Windows 10, though it’s not as straightforward as using a basic right-click menu editor. Let me walk you through exactly how to set up that cascading "Other" menu you’re wanting, where your custom app entries hide under a single group that expands when you hover over it.

First: Confirm it’s possible #

Windows 10 natively supports cascading (hover-to-expand) context menus, but you’ll need to edit the Registry manually to pull this off. Most third-party right-click tools don’t offer this specific grouping feature out of the box, so we’ll be working directly with regedit here.

Step 1: Locate your custom right-click entries #

First, find where your custom menu items are stored in the Registry:

• Open Registry Editor by typing regedit into the Start Menu search bar and hitting Enter.
• Navigate to either:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shell (for entries that show up on all file types)
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SpecificFileType\shell (e.g., .txt\shell for text-only entries)
• Browse through the keys here to identify the custom entries you want to group (each will have a command subkey pointing to the app’s executable).

Step 2: Create your "Other" cascading menu #

1. In the same shell key where your target entries live (e.g., *\shell), right-click the shell key > New > Key. Name this key something like OtherMenu (this is just the internal name—we’ll set the visible display name next).
2. With the OtherMenu key selected, double-click the (Default) value on the right pane. Set its data to &Other (the & lets you use Alt+O as a keyboard shortcut if you want, but you can just use Other if you don’t need that).
3. Now, add a string value to make this a cascading menu: Right-click the OtherMenu key > New > String Value. Name this value SubCommands (this tells Windows to treat this as a menu that expands to show more items).

Step 3: Move your custom entries to the cascading menu #

1. For each custom entry you want to move:
   • Right-click the entry’s key (e.g., MyCustomScreenshotTool) > Cut.
   • Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\CommandStore\shell, right-click the shell key here > Paste. This moves the entry to a central store for menu commands.
   • Note down the exact name of this key (e.g., MyCustomScreenshotTool)—you’ll need it for the next step.
2. Go back to your OtherMenu key (under *\shell or your specific file type’s shell key). Double-click the SubCommands value you created earlier.
3. Set the data to the names of the keys you moved, separated by semicolons. For example: MyCustomScreenshotTool;PDFConverterTool

Step 4: Test it out #

Close Registry Editor, then right-click any file (or the specific file type you targeted). You should see an "Other" option—hover over it, and your custom menu items will expand in a neat submenu.

Optional: Hide leftover entries #

If you accidentally left copies of the custom entries in the original shell key, you can hide them instead of deleting (in case you want to revert later):

• For the leftover entry key, right-click > New > String Value. Name it Extended (don’t set any data—just create it). Now this entry will only appear when you hold Shift while right-clicking.

A few important notes #

• Always back up the Registry keys you modify before making changes (right-click the key > Export) to avoid accidental issues.
• Some apps might re-add their entries to the main right-click menu after updates, so you might need to repeat the move step occasionally.
• If you want the "Other" menu to only appear for specific file types, target the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\YourFileType\shell key instead of *\shell.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Clarice Bouwer