Comments on: Can’t Right-Click? It’s On Your Keyboard! https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/ Computer Help, Tips, How-to's, and News Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Marc Thomas https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/#comment-173045 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:13:05 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150143#comment-173045 In reply to Jim Hillier.

Thanks to Jim for helping out here!

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By: Richard Pedersen https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/#comment-173040 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 13:33:05 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150143#comment-173040 In reply to Chris.

The Shift + Right-click works on Taskbar icons in Windows 10.

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By: Clissa https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/#comment-173017 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 04:35:34 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150143#comment-173017 In reply to Chris.

Just need clarification on the name of that key.
Is it also known as the Windows key? If so I already use it.
My laptop doesn’t have a key on the bottom right of the keyboard that might be called a Menu key.
Just the arrows and shift and enter.

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By: Jim Hillier https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/#comment-173010 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 02:54:37 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150143#comment-173010 In reply to Chris.

Chris,

Shift+Menu is only for Windows 11 (as per the article). For Windows 10 it’s just the Menu key, on its own.

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By: Clissa https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/#comment-173008 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 02:44:37 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150143#comment-173008 In reply to Clissa.

Sorry meant to say the F-keys
The ones along the top of the keyboard. They usually work for me since they get little usual use.

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By: Clissa https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/#comment-173007 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 02:42:47 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150143#comment-173007 In reply to Chris.

Haha yes just worked that out!
No worries.
I’m gunna try the E-keys.

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By: Chris https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/#comment-173002 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:55:11 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150143#comment-173002 Sadly shift+menu does not work in Windows 10!

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By: Jim Hillier https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/#comment-173000 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:40:00 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150143#comment-173000 In reply to Clissa.

(with apologies to Marc for jumping in here)
Hey Clissa,
You can navigate around File Explorer and highlight a location/file/folder using the keyboard’s arrow keys. Then, select a highlighted option by hitting Enter.

For example; say you wanted to delete a file in Documents using keyboard only:
Open File Explorer (Windows + E keys)
Use the arrow keys to move to and highlight the Documents folder, and then press Enter
Use the arrow keys to scroll up and down the contents and highlight the file
When the file you want to delete is highlighted hit the Menu key
Use the arrow keys to highlight the option you want in the right-click menu (Delete) and hit Enter

HTH

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By: Clissa https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/#comment-172981 Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:45:51 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150143#comment-172981 Now this one got attention because my little old laptop is just about kaput.
It hasn’t accepted a mouse for a couple of yrs now.
And the touch pad may or not work depending on how it feels on the day.

So I am often left with just the keyboard shortcuts to finish whatever I was doing which these days isn’t much. Usually just adding new photos then doing a backup to keep the portable HDD refreshed.
Right click has always been invaluable but with no mouse it becomes very difficult.
And with no touchpad almost impossible.
So how can I highlight something without the touchpad or mouse? Is it vital that the thing is highlighted?
And then is there a way to bring the right click menu forward so I can use it?
I will eventually get another laptop but this house has no internet so with W11 requiring a connection from the get go, I’m stranded for a while until I bite the bullet and get a starlink service.
My phone doesn’t have enough data allowance for an initial laptop start up.
I would rather just hang with W7 or similar but still need to download stuff when the laptop is new.
Anyway got off track there.
Hope you can answer my question or perhaps it’s impossible.
And when I looked at the pic of the menu I had this image of me spending all morning scouring the list for the thing I needed. When in fact it would have been much easier to just get there the long way round.

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By: Steve_K https://davescomputertips.com/cant-right-click-its-on-your-keyboard/#comment-172940 Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:46:04 +0000 https://davescomputertips.com/?p=150143#comment-172940 Never knew this! And I love keyboard shortcuts. Many thanks.

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