Customize Context Menu of Visual Studio

Problem
Need to customize context menus (also known as shortcut menus) in Visual Studio .NET.

Solution
Note: This technique allows you to modify main menus and context menus.

Instructions tested in VS2013, VS2010 and SSMS 2012, SSMS 2014

1. Tools/Customize.../Commands tab
2. Click "Context menu"
3. Select the menu to modify from the drop down menu

Instructions tested in VS2005, VS2008

1. Tools/Customize.../Toolbars tab
2. Check "Context Menus"
   Note: Context Menus may also be modified directly in the toolbar added on this step and the rest of the steps may be skipped.
3. Commands tab/Rearrange Commands...
4. Follow detailed steps in Microsoft reference titled "How to: Customize Main Menus and Shortcut Menus".

Common menus to modify

• C# code-behind: Other Context Menus/Code Window
• ASPX, ASCX front-end: Other Context Menus/ASPX Context
• CSS style sheet: Other Context Menus/CSSSource
• SQL Stored Proc: Other Context Menus | SqlEditorContextMenu
• Solution Explorer: Project and Solution Context Menus | Item
• Solution Explorer: Project and Solution Context Menus | Web Item
• SSMS: File editor: Other Context Menus | SQL Files Editor Context
• HTML, Classic ASP: Other Context Menus | HTML Context

Common commands to add

• Edit/Collapse All Outlining
• Macros/{Custom Macros} (Prior to VS2012)
• Tools/{Custom Extensions}
• File/TfsGetLatestVersion
• File/TfsCheckOut
• File/TfsCheckIn
• File/TfsUndoCheckout
• File/TfsHistory
• File/TfsCompare
• Tools/Customize...

Miscellaneous menus and commands

• SQL Results Pane: Other Context Menus | SqlEditorResultsContextMenu
  • Data/Show/Hide Results Pane

Example

References

"How To: Customize Menus and Toolbars (Visual Studio)." MSDN Explore Desktop, Web, Cloud, and Phone Software Development. Web. 23 Aug. 2011.
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/wdee4yb6.aspx>.

"How To: Customize Main Menus and Shortcut Menus." MSDN: Microsoft Development, MSDN Subscriptions, Resources, and More. Web. 07 May 2010.
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms241445(VS.80).aspx>.

Updates

2015-05-28 Added VS2013, SSMS 2014 References

2013-09-30 Added SSMS references.

2013-02-01 Added Common commands to add. Changed example images.

2011-08-23 Added VS2010 References