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Fix right click not working in Windows 10: If you have recently upgraded to Windows 10 or if you have upgraded your Windows to a newer version, you may have faced this problem where the right click is not working at all. The right-click context menu doesn't appear, basically when you right-click nothing happens. You will not be able to use the right mouse button on any file or folder. Some users also reported that after right-clicking, the entire screen goes blank, the folder closes, and all icons are automatically placed in the upper-left corner of the screen.

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Now some users have reported that they could only right-click on "This PC" or the recycle bin. The main problem seems to be the Windows shell extension, as sometimes third-party extensions can get corrupted and cause right-click not working. But it is not limited to this as the problem can also be caused by outdated or incompatible graphics card drivers, corrupted system files, corrupted registry files, viruses or malware, etc. So without wasting time let's see how to fix right click not working problem in Windows 10 with the help of below guide.

Fix right click not working in Windows 10

Make sure to create a restore point in case something goes wrong.

Method 1: Run the SFC and DISM

1.Press Windows Key + X and then click Command Prompt (Admin).

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2.Now type the following in the cmd and hit enter:

Sfc / scannow sfc / scannow / offbootdir = c: / offwindir = c: windows (If the above fails then try this one)

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3.Wait for the above process to finish and once done, restart your PC.

4.Open cmd again and type the following command and hit enter after each one:

a) Dism / Online / Cleanup-Image / CheckHealth b) Dism / Online / Clean-Image / ScanHealth c) Dism / Online / Clean-Image / RestoreHealth

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5. Let the DISM command work and wait for it to finish.

6. If the above command doesn't work, then try the following:

Dism / Image: C: Noffline / Clean-Image / Restore-Health / Source: c: N-mounting windows Desm / Online / Clean-Image / RestoreHealth / Source: c: | mount windows / LimitAccess

Note: Replace C: NRepairSourceNWindows with the location of your repair source (Windows Installation or Recovery Disc).

7.Restart your PC to save the changes and see if you can fix the right click not working problem in Windows 10.

Method 2: Turn off tablet mode

1.Press Windows key + I to open Settings and then click System.

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2.In the menu on the left, click on tablet mode.

3.Now in the drop-down menu «When I sign up» select «Use desktop mode».

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4.Restart your PC to save the changes.

Method 3: Use ShellExView to disable the problematic Extension

If you have a context menu that has a lot of third-party shell extensions, it is possible that one of them is corrupted and that's why it's causing the right-click not working problem. Also, many shell extensions can cause lag, so be sure to disable all unnecessary shell extensions.

1.Download the program from here and then right-click on it and select Run as Administrator (you don't need to install it).

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2.In the menu, click Options and then Filter by extension type and select Context Menu.

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3.On the next screen, you will see a list of entries, under these entries marked with the pink background will be installed by third-party software.

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4.Hold down the CTRL key and select all the above entries marked with the pink background and then click the red button in the upper left corner to deactivate them.

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5.Restart your PC to save the changes and see if you can fix the right mouse button not working in Windows 10.

6. If the problem is resolved then it was definitely caused by one of the extensions in the shell and to find out which was the culprit you could simply start enabling the extensions one by one until the problem reoccurs.

7.Just disable that particular extension and then uninstall the software associated with it.

8.Restart your PC to save the changes.

Method 4: Update display drivers

1.Press Windows key + R and type "devmgmt.msc" (without quotes) and press enter to open Device Manager.

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2.Next, expand Display Adapters and right-click on your Nvidia graphics card and select Enable.

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3.Once you have done this again, right click on your graphics card and select "Update driver software".

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4.Select "Search automatically for updated driver software" and let the process finish.

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5.If the previous step was able to fix your problem then fine, if not then continue.

6.Again select "Update driver software", but this time on the next screen select "Browse my computer for driver software".

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7.Now select "Let me choose from a list of device drivers on my computer."

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8.Finally, select the compatible driver from the list for your Nvidia graphics card and click Next.

9.Let the above process finish and restart your PC to save the changes. After updating your graphics card, you may be able to fix right click not working in Windows 10.

Method 5: Run CCleaner and Malwarebytes

1.Download and install CCleaner and Malwarebytes.

2. Launch Malwarebytes and let it scan your system for harmful files.

3.If malware is found, it will automatically remove it.

4.Now run CCleaner and in the "Cleaner" section, in the Windows tab, we suggest that you check the following selections to be cleaned:

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5.Once you make sure the correct points are checked, simply click Run Cleaner, and let CCleaner run its course.

6.To clean your system, select the Registry tab and make sure the following is checked:

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7.Select Scan by problem and allow CCleaner to scan it, then click Fix selected problems.

8.When CCleaner asks "Do you want to backup the registry changes?" select Yes.

9.Once your backup is complete, select Fix all selected issues.

10.Restart your PC to save the changes.

Method 6: Make sure the touchpad works

Sometimes this problem can arise due to the touchpad being disabled and this can happen by mistake, so it is always a good idea to verify that it is not the case here. Different laptops have different combinations to enable / disable the touchpad, for example on my Dell laptop the combination is Fn + F3, on Lenovo it is Fn + F8 etc.

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The touchpad does not work, sometimes it can happen because the touchpad may be disabled in the BIOS. To solve this problem it is necessary to enable the touch panel from the BIOS. Start your Windows and as soon as the startup screens appear press the F2 or F8 or DELETE key.

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Method 7: Activate the touch panel

1.Press Windows Key + I and select Devices.

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2.Select Mouse and Touchpad from the menu on the left and then click Additional Mouse Options.

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3.Now switch to the last tab of the mouse properties window and the name of this tab depends on the manufacturer, such as Device Settings, Synaptics, or ELAN etc.

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4. Next, click on your device and then "Activate".

5.Restart your PC to save the changes.

This should fix the problem of right click not working in Windows 10, but if you are still having problems with the touchpad, proceed to the next method.

Method 8: Update the TouchPad / mouse driver

1.Press Windows Key + X and then select Device Manager.

2.Expand mice and other pointing devices.

3.Select your Mouse device in my case it is the Dell Touchpad and press Enter to open its Properties window.

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4.Switch to the Driver tab and click Update Driver.

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5.Now select Browse my computer for control software.

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6.Then select Let me pick from a list of device drivers in my computer.

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7.Select the PS / 2 compatible mouse from the list and click Next.

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8.After installing the driver, restart your PC to save the changes.

Method 9: Reinstall the mouse drivers

1.Type the control in Windows Search and then click Control Panel from the search results

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2.In the device manager window, expand Mice and other pointing devices.

3.Right-click the mouse / touchpad and select Uninstall.

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4.If it asks for confirmation, select Yes.

5.Restart your PC to save the changes.

6.Windows will automatically install the default mouse drivers and fix the right click not working problem in Windows 10.

Method 10: Run System Restore

System Restore always works to resolve the error, so System Restore can help fix it. So without wasting time run System Restore to fix right click not working in Windows 10.

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That's all you have successfully fixed Right click not working on Windows 10 but if you still have any questions regarding this post, feel free to ask them in the comment section.

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