[AIO] Ultimate Tutorial to Customize Desktop Context Menu in Windows Vista, 7 and 8

UPDATE: This tutorial will also work in Windows 8.
As you all know AskVG.com is always the first website which shares interesting tweaks and customization related stuffs. We have posted so many tutorials in past which help you in customizing Desktop context menu in Windows Vista and 7. Many of them allow you to add new items to Desktop context menu and some of them allow you to remove existing items which you find unnecessary.
We are proud to say that we were the first to post about adding your favorite program shortcut in Desktop context menu, adding cascading menus in Desktop context menu, adding restart Explorer option and many other exclusive tutorials.
Today in this article, we are going to list all such tutorials in a single place for your convenience. It'll help you in reading all these tutorials quickly and easily and will also make sure that you have not missed any of them.
So without wasting any time lets make an ultimate list of all these tutorials:

Add Program Shortcuts in Desktop Context Menu:

Following tutorials allow you to add your desired program's shortcut in Desktop context menu. You can add your favorite browser shortcut, media player shortcut or any other shortcut to access it quickly and easily:

• Add Your Favorite Program Shortcut in Desktop Context Menu in Windows Vista and 7
• Add Program Shortcuts and Other Useful Shortcuts with Icons in Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu?

Add Favorite Website Link in Desktop Context Menu:

This tutorial helps you in adding your favorite website links in Desktop context menu. You can add AskVG.com or any other website link to open it directly in your favorite web browser:

Add AskVG.com or Other Website Links in Desktop Context Menu in Windows Vista, Server 2008 and 7

Add Your Name in Desktop Context Menu:

Customization lovers can also add their name or any other desired text in Desktop context menu for fun:

How to Add Your Name in Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu

Add Cascading Menus in Desktop Context Menu:

You can also add groups of shortcuts in Desktop context menu. For example, you can add a folder "Browsers" which will contain all web browsers shortcuts installed in your system. Having a group of shortcuts saves space and doesn't make your context menu look weird.

• Add Cascading Menus for Favorite Programs in Windows 7 Desktop and My Computer Context Menus
• Add “Windows Apps” Cascading Menu in Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu
• Add “System Tools” Cascading Menu in Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu
• Add “System Shortcuts” Cascading Menu in Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu
• Add “Desktop Shortcuts” Cascading Menu in Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu
• Add Cascading Menu for Restart, Shut Down, Hibernate and Other Power Shortcuts in Desktop Context Menu of Windows 7 and 8

Customizing "Screen Resolution", "Gadgets" and "Personalize" Options in Desktop Context Menu:

This tutorial allows you to customize the default 3 options "Screen Resolution", "Gadgets" and "Personalize" present in Windows 7 Desktop context menu. You can change their text, icons and positions in context menu. You can even remove them according to your requirements:

Customizing “Screen Resolution”, “Gadgets” and “Personalize” Options in Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu

Remove "Next Desktop Background"Option from Desktop Context Menu:

When you use Desktop SlideShow feature in Windows 7, it automatically adds a new option "Next Desktop Background" in Desktop context menu which makes the whole context menu a bit wide. If you don't like this new option, you can remove it using following tutorial:

How to Remove “Next Desktop Background” Option from Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu?

Add "Show/Hide Hidden Files" Option in Desktop Context Menu:

This tutorial allows you to add "Show/Hide Hidden Files" option in Desktop context menu so that you can enable or disable "Show Hidden Files" option in Folder Options quickly and easily by just right-click on Desktop and select the option:

Add “Show / Hide Hidden Files” Option in Desktop and Explorer Context Menu in Windows XP, Vista and 7

Add "Show/Hide File Extensions" Option in Desktop Context Menu:

This tutorial allows you to add "Show/Hide File Extensions" option in Desktop context menu so that you can enable or disable "Show Known File Extensions" option in Folder Options quickly and easily by just right-click on Desktop and select the option:

Add “Show / Hide File Extensions” Option in Desktop and Explorer Context Menu in Windows XP, Vista, 7

Add "Show/Hide Checkbox" Option in Desktop Context Menu:

This tutorial allows you to add "Show/Hide Checkbox" option in Desktop context menu so that you can enable or disable "Show Checkbox to Select Items" option in Folder Options quickly and easily by just right-click on Desktop and select the option:

Add “Show / Hide Checkbox” Option in Desktop and Explorer Context Menu in Windows Vista and 7

Add "Kill Not Responding Tasks"Option in Desktop Context Menu:

It'll add a new option "Kill Not Responding Tasks" in Desktop context menu which allows you to immediately kill or end tasks which are not responding:

How to Add “Kill Not Responding Tasks” in Desktop Context Menu Under Windows Vista and 7

Add "Restart Explorer" Option in Desktop Context Menu:

Many times we need to restart Explorer to complete a software installation or some other reasons. This tutorial helps you in adding a new option "Restart Explorer" which restarts Explorer immediately as soon as you select the option:

Add “Restart Explorer” Option in Desktop and Explorer Context Menu under Windows Vista and 7

Add "Restart uxsms" Option in Desktop Context Menu:

Many times we need to restart uxsms service to fix Windows Aero related problems. This tutorials adds a new option "Restart uxsms" in Desktop context menu which restarts uxsms service automatically:

Add “Restart uxsms” Option in Desktop and Explorer Context Menu under Windows Vista and 7

Add "Network Connections" Option in Desktop Context Menu:

This tutorial helps you in adding "Network Connections" shortcut in Desktop context menu:

How to Add “Network Connections” Shortcut in Desktop Context Menu Under Windows Vista and 7

Add "God Mode"Option in Desktop Context Menu:

"God Mode" is a secret Windows component which shows all Control Panel items in a single place. This tutorial adds a shortcut to God Mode in Desktop context menu:

How to Add Windows 7 “God Mode” Shortcut in Desktop Context Menu?

Add Change Sound, Task manager and Other Shortcuts in Desktop Context Menu:

This tutorial helps you in adding many useful system shortcuts in Desktop context menu:

Add “Change Sound”, “Change Cursor” and Other Shortcuts in Windows Vista and 7 Desktop Context Menu

Add Change Wallpaper, Change Theme and Other Shortcuts in Desktop Context Menu:

This tutorial adds various useful shortcuts related to Desktop customization in Desktop context menu:

Add “Change Wallpaper”, “Change Theme” and Other Shortcuts in Windows Vista, 7 Desktop Context Menu

Add "Aero On / Off"Shortcut in Desktop Context Menu:

This tutorial allows you to add a shortcut to quickly turn Windows Aero on or off in Desktop context menu:

Add Aero ON / OFF Shortcuts in Desktop and My Computer Context Menu Under Windows Vista and 7

Remove Display Driver Entry from Desktop Context Menu:

When we install display driver like nVidia, Intel, etc, it adds a new entry for it in Desktop context menu. This tutorial helps you in removing that extra entry from Desktop context menu:

How to Remove nVidia and Other Display Driver Entries from Desktop Context Menu in Windows XP, Vista, 7

Customize "New"Item in Desktop Context Menu:

Following tutorials help you in customizing "New" item present in Desktop context menu:

• How to Enable / Disable “New -> Shortcut” in Windows XP, Vista and 7 Context Menu?
• How to Add / Remove Items from “New” in Windows Context Menu?
• How to Restore Missing “New” Menuitem in Windows Desktop and Explorer Context Menu?

Free Software to Add Program Shortcuts in Desktop Context Menu:

Also check following 2 free utilities created by AskVG readers which allow you to add your favorite program shortcuts in Desktop context menu automatically:

• Right Click Context Menu Adder: Utility to Add Program Shortcut in Windows 7 Desktop Context Menu
• DeskIntegrator: Portable Utility to Add Program Shortcuts in Windows Vista and 7 Desktop Context Menu

That's all for now. We'll keep updating the list whenever we post a new tutorial to customize Desktop context menu. So stay tuned and keep visiting AskVG...

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