HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer
If you have no access to Local Group Policy Editor, please use this registry hack instead to enable Windows Explorer’s context menu: Reboot your computer and see if the right-click context menu now works.
In the Local Group Policy Editor window, navigate to: User Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components, and then click on File Explorer (or Windows Explorer).There is a chance that your Windows Explorer’s context menu is disabled by group policy setting.
Method 1: Enable Windows Explorer’s Context Menu Using Group Policy In this tutorial we’ll show you several methods to fix the problem of right-click context menu not showing / responding in Windows 10, 8 and 7. Mouse right-click not working on your desktop or Windows Explorer? Whenever you try to right-click anything on the desktop or in Windows Explorer / Start Menu, you might see no response at all and the context menu won’t open.
