Context menus on Windows 11 are a bit of a mess, and it seems Microsoft is well aware of this. In a recent WinUI Community Call, the company announced plans to help reduce cluttered context menus by introducing support for "Split menus."
These new menus are designed to nest functions and list options into sub-menus, which should clean up the main right-click context menu in apps, should developers choose to utilize it.
The company says these improved context menus will be available for developers to utilize in the next Windows App SDK 2.0 exp3 release.
Windows 11's context menus have been a point of contention for many users since Windows 11 first launched. Their simplistic nature has frustrated power users, and the fact that the classic context menu still exists and is often required for power users is another layer of UI mess that Microsoft needs to solve.
Still, it's good to see Microsoft addressing the biggest issues with the new context menu, starting with cluttered list items.You can check out Microsoft's talk on the context menus improvements as part of its WinUI Community Call video, which is embedded below.
What is the problem with Windows 11's context menus?
Windows 11's modern context menus are often criticised for being too cluttered and simplistic. Microsoft is working to improve the cluttered problem by introducing submenus that will allow certain actions to be grouped until additional menus.
When are the improved context menus coming?
Microsoft hasn't said when its improved context menus for Windows 11 will be available to developers to take advantage of, though work on the improved menus is ongoing and should be available in the next Windows App SDK 2.0 exp3 release.
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