{"id":11584,"date":"2018-05-25T16:45:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T16:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=11584"},"modified":"2022-11-28T09:52:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T09:52:12","slug":"disable-right-clicking-on-start-menu-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/disable-right-clicking-on-start-menu-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable Right Clicking on Start Menu in Windows 10 \/ 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible to disable context menu in the Start Menu in Windows 10? How can I stop users from right clicking on the Start Menu and making changes? In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 simple ways to remove the ability to right click on the Start Menu in Windows 11 \/ 10.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/right-click-on-start-menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Disable Right Clicking on Start Menu Using Group Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key and R at the same time to invoke a Run command. Type <strong>gpedit.msc<\/strong> and press Enter.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/gpedit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the left pane of Local Group Policy Editor, navigate to <strong>Computer Configuration<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Administrative Templates<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Start Menu and Taskbar<\/strong>. Double-click the &#8220;<strong>Disable context menus in the Start Menu<\/strong>&#8221; policy in the right pane.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11587\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/disable-context-menus-in-start-menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select <strong>Enabled<\/strong> and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/disable-right-click-on-start-menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"410\" \/>\n<p>Now, when you right-click on the apps in the Start Menu, the context menu will not show up any longer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Disable Right Clicking on Start Menu Using Registry Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the Windows key and R at the same time to invoke a Run command. Type <strong>regedit<\/strong> and press Enter.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/regedit.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"206\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the Registry Editor window, navigate to the following key:<br \/>\n<code>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Explorer<\/code>If you do not have the &#8220;<strong>Explorer<\/strong>&#8221; subkey, then just create it.<\/li>\n<li>Create a new 32-bit DWORD value <strong>DisableContextMenusInStart<\/strong>, and set it to 1 to disable the context menu in the Start Menu.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DisableContextMenusInStart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"332\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Close Registry Editor and reboot for the changes to take effect.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it possible to disable context menu in the Start Menu in Windows 10? How can I stop users from right clicking on the Start Menu and making changes? In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 simple ways to remove the ability to right click on the Start Menu in Windows 11 \/ 10. 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