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by snarfy 1621 days ago
Shell extensions are hidden under an additional click. Shell extensions have been a part of windows since at least windows 95.

Right click -> "Open with 7-Zip" is no longer an option. Now it's right click -> more options -> "Open with 7-Zip". It's stupid.
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sgerenser 1621 days ago
Annoying, but can apparently be fixed with a registry setting: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/disable-show-more-options-cont...
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munchbunny 1621 days ago
That reminds me, one small thing they changed that disproportionately annoys me. They moved copy/cut/paste in the right click menu from near the middle as three textual menu items to a single row of icon buttons at the bottom of the menu. Took me several minutes to figure out that’s what they did.

Why do that? It makes a smaller click/tap target for touchscreens, it’s genuinely hard to find and hides the discoverability of the keyboard shortcut, it’s inconsistent with in-app right click menu patterns, and it’s just inane for how many other little details could have been fixed instead.

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zalebz 1621 days ago
Fortunately, there is a registry setting to fix this nonsense.

Unfortunately, I'm a side-taskbar user and there is no equivalent registry fix. I had to pay for a 3rd party tool.

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