
Information
A
context menu is a menu in a graphical user interface (GUI) that appears when you right-click on an item in Windows. A context menu offers a limited set of choices that vary depending on the item you right clicked on.
Icons on the taskbar have an immersive (more modern) context menu and the classic context menu available.
This tutorial will show you how to open the immersive and classic context menu for icons on your taskbar in
Windows 10.
CONTENTS:
- Option One: To Open Immersive Context Menu for Taskbar Icons
- Option Two: To Open Classic Context Menu for Taskbar Icons
- Option Three: To Open Classic Context Menu for Taskbar Icons using Keyboard
OPTION ONE
To Open Immersive Context Menu for Taskbar Icons
1. Right click or press and hold on a taskbar icon (ex: File Explorer) you want to open its Jump List. (see screenshot below)
2. Press and hold the
Shift key, right click on the taskbar icon's name (ex: File Explorer) at the bottom of the Jump List, and release the
Shift key. (see screenshot below)
3. You can now click/tap on the context menu item you want.
OPTION TWO
To Open Classic Context Menu for Taskbar Icons
1. Press and hold the
Shift key, right click on the taskbar icon (ex: File Explorer) you want, and release the
Shift key. (see screenshots below)
2. You can now click/tap on the context menu item you want.
(If icon has an opened window)
(If
pinned icon doesn't have an opened window)

OPTION THREE
To Open Classic Context Menu for Taskbar Icons using Keyboard
1. Press the
Win + T keys to go to the taskbar, use the
left and right arrow keys to select the taskbar icon (ex: File Explorer) you want, and press the
Shift+F10 keys to open its context menu. (see screenshots below)
2. You can now use the
up and down arrow keys to select the context menu item you want, and press
Enter to perform the action of the context menu item.
(If icon has an opened window)
(If
pinned icon doesn't have an opened window)

That's it,
Shawn