2026-11-07
Windows Right-Click Takes 5 Seconds of Spinning Circle? Disable These 2 Hidden Shell Hooks for 0.1s Instant Menus
Why does right-clicking a file or desktop in Windows 10/11 freeze with a spinning blue circle for 3 to 5 seconds—or even crash Explorer? Using Process Monitor, we expose rogue third-party ContextMenuHandlers and show how to restore 0.08-second instant menus in 3 minutes.
