How to Customize the Windows Send to Menu Effectively?

Is It Possible to Customize the Windows Send to Menu?

There is a Send to option in Windows File Explorer. With this feature, you can send a file or files to different locations like folders, drives, and applications.

To use this feature, you need to select and then right-click on the target file or files, move the mouth cursor to the Send to option on the popup list, and then another menu will pop out with the available folders and applications. After that, you can choose the one you want to send the file or files to.

However, the Send to menu may come with a default list of folders that don’t meet your actual needs. Then, you may ask is it possible to customize the Windows Send to menu?

Actually, it is possible to modify the Send to menu by adding folders or applications to the Send to menu or removing the entries using File Explorer.

In the following contents, we will show you how to customize the Windows Send to menu by using the Windows snap-in tool.

How to Customize the Windows Send to Menu

Through File Explorer, you can access to the Send to folder and then add shortcuts to the specific folders and applications as well as delete the existing entries.

Now, let’s see what you can see from the Send to menu on your computer:

You can go to the File Explorer, right-click on any file or folder, and the move the entry in the popup menu for Send to.

Based on the Windows environment and installed applications you are using, the folders, apps, and destinations you see will also be different. However, there is a common point: you can always find shortcuts for Documents, Desktop, Fax recipient, Mail recipient, Compressed (zipped) folder, and any mapped drives from the Send to menu.

From the following picture, you can see a general situation.

When using it, you may find that there are some entries that you do not need and some entries you need are not included in the menu. Then, it’s time to edit the Windows Send to menu.

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How to Remove Entries from Send to Menu?

1. Open the File Explorer.

2. Type the following path in the address field:

C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo

Another way to quickly get there is to type shell:sendto in the address field.

3. Press Enter.

In that folder, you can see the shortcuts and icons for the Send to menu. Please note that some certain entries like fixed and mapped drives are not shown in that folder because these entries are fixed.

4. To remove the entries from the Send to folder, you can just right-click on it and then choose Delete from the popup menu.

How to Add Folders to Send to Menu?

To add folders to Send to menu, you still need to stay on the Send to folder. Then, you need to open another File Explorer Next, move to the entries you want to be added to Send to menu and drag/copy it to the Send to folder as a shortcut. Repeat these steps to add all your needed folders to Send to menu.

Now, you know how to customize the Windows Send to menu. Just try these ways to make everything easier.