No context menu when right click taskbar buttons

[Guest]

I can no longer get a context menu when right clicking
taskbar buttons including the start button. How can I get
this function back?

Thanks, Bob J

 

[Taurarian]

If no shortcut menu appears and the menu flashes, the Enable Dragging And
Dropping check box has been cleared. This option enables shortcut menus and
the drag-and-drop capability.

To enable the option, right-click the Start button, choose Properties, and
then click Customize. If you're using the default Start menu, click the
Advanced tab and then, in the Start Menu Items box, select Enable Dragging
And Dropping.
(If you're using the classic Start menu, the option appears in the Advanced
Start Menu Options box in the Customize Classic Start Menu dialog box.)

 

[David Candy]

See your network admin.

If you did it delete this value

NoTrayContextMenu
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Data type Range Default value
REG_DWORD 0 | 1 0

Description
Hides the menus that appear when you right-click the taskbar or right-click items on the taskbar.

This entry stores the setting of the Disable context menu for taskbar Group Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value of 1 when you enable the Disable context menu for taskbar policy. If you disable the policy or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes the entry from the registry and the system behaves as though the value is 0.

Value Meaning
0 (or not in registry) The policy is disabled or not configured. Context-sensitive menus appear when you right-click the taskbar or items on the taskbar.
1 The policy is enabled. Context-sensitive menus are hidden.

This entry does not prevent users from using other methods to issue the commands that appear on these menus.

Change method
To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds to the Disable context menu for taskbar policy (User Configuration\AdministrativeTemplates\Start Menu & Taskbar).

Tip

For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the Group Policy Reference (Gp.chm) on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit companion CD.

For general information about Group Policy, see Group Policy in Windows 2000 Help.

To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry entries, see the Group Policy Reference Table.

Related Entries



NoChangeStartMenu

 

[bojiro]

Thanks, David

Your solution worked.

Bob J

See your network admin.

If you did it delete this value

NoTrayContextMenu
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

Data type Range Default value
REG_DWORD 0 | 1 0

Description
Hides the menus that appear when you right-click the taskbar or right-click
items on the taskbar.

This entry stores the setting of the Disable context menu for taskbar Group
Policy. Group Policy adds this entry to the registry with a value of 1 when
you enable the Disable context menu for taskbar policy. If you disable the
policy or set it to Not configured, Group Policy deletes the entry from the
registry and the system behaves as though the value is 0.

Value Meaning
0 (or not in registry) The policy is disabled or not configured.
Context-sensitive menus appear when you right-click the taskbar or items on
the taskbar.
1 The policy is enabled. Context-sensitive menus are hidden.

This entry does not prevent users from using other methods to issue the
commands that appear on these menus.

Change method
To change the value of this entry, use Group Policy. This entry corresponds
to the Disable context menu for taskbar policy (User
Configuration\AdministrativeTemplates\Start Menu & Taskbar).

Tip

For detailed information about particular Group Policy settings, see the
Group Policy Reference (Gp.chm) on the Windows 2000 Resource Kit companion
CD.

For general information about Group Policy, see Group Policy in Windows 2000
Help.

To see a table associating policies with their corresponding registry
entries, see the Group Policy Reference Table.

Related Entries



NoChangeStartMenu