Windows 10 – Right-Click Context Menu option is missing and Freeze/Hang

Recently, my Windows 10 has started freezing whenever open a file explorer and right-click on a PDF or image file. The context menu appears, but as soon as i move mouse pointer to “Open with” option to display the dropdown menu of app choices, the file explorer freezes.

I can use the Task Manager to restart File Explorer, but I’m unable to choose any app to open the PDF or image file like the normal context dropdown menu below.

It seems like there’s an issue with the context menu setting. Before using DISM and SFC, I logged into another profile to test the right-click functionality.

The context menu worked properly there. So I’ll need to run DISM and SFC to repair my profile.

 

Using System File Checker in Windows

Windows 11 Windows 10

System File Checker is a utility in Windows that checks for problems with files on your computer. To run it, follow these steps:

1. Make sure you've installed the latest updates for Windows, and then restart your machine. To find out more, read Update Windows.
2. In the search box on the taskbar, type command prompt, and right-click or press and hold Command Prompt (Desktop app) from the list of results. Select Run as administrator, and then selectYes.
3. Type DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth (note the space before each "/"), and then press Enter. (Note: This step may take a few minutes to start and complete.)
4. After you see a message that says "The operation completed successfully," type sfc /scannow (note the space between "sfc" and "/") and press Enter.
5. After you see a message that says, "Verification 100% complete," type exit and press Enter.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/using-system-file-checker-in-windows-365e0031-36b1-6031-f804-8fd86e0ef4ca

After running DISM and SFC, I follow the command above and restart Windows 10. My context menu is now working properly again.

 

 

How to Backup Your Andriod Phone to Windows Completely.

 1. Install and Run WiFi FTP Server on Your Phone.

    2. Find and install the ‘WiFi FTP Server’ app from Google Play Store on your Andriod phone.

    3. Ensure your Andriod phone is connected to the same WiFi network as your Windows PC.

    4. Open the app and click ‘Start’ to initiate the FTP server.

    5. Note the server IP address, port (default to ‘2221’), userid (default to ‘andriod’) & password (default to ‘andriod’).

      6. To stop server click ‘Stop’.

     7. To access the SD card, go to WIFI FTP server setting on your phone, select ‘Root folder’, then choose the Select SD card from the drop-down menu. The FTP server will now display the SD Card folder.

7. Install ‘RaiDrive’ on your Windows PC. Open RaiDrive and click ‘Add’ to add a new drive.

1.     8. Select ‘NAS’ and then choose ‘FTP’. Enter the FTP server IP adreess & port ‘2221’. Enable ‘Anonymous’ to allow access without a userid & password. Click ‘Connect’ and RaiDrive will assign a new drive letter, typically ‘S’. The new drive should now be available.

9. Install ‘FastCopy’ v5.6.0 on your Windows PC. Use FastCopy to copy all data from your phone to a folder on your Windows PC.