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ShellExView vs Windows 11 Context Menu Manager: catalog facts
ShellExView	Windows 11 Context Menu Manager
Free Freeware from NirSoft; free to use and redistribute at no charge.	Free Free and open source under the MIT license.
Windows	Windows
Fixes slow or crashing right-click menus by disabling extensions Option to hide all Microsoft extensions	Does one job: hiding clutter in the Windows 11 context menu Simple interface with no extra features to learn
Official requirements list Windows up to Windows 10 Changes may need an Explorer restart to take effect	Windows 11 only No prebuilt releases on GitHub
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Freeware	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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