Here's everything you need to know about Windows 11's November update — from the 4 best features, to why a useful security change is annoying some gamers
Right-click menu customization is here — but memory integrity protection is causing some controversy
by https://www.techradar.com/author/darren-allan · TechRadarNews By Darren Allan Published 11 November 2026
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- A new Windows 11 update has arrived
- It brings forth some great features such as right-click menu customization, faster resumes for laptops, and a speed boost for Edge
- A security feature being enabled has proved more divisive, though, as memory integrity protection can slow down gaming frame rates in some scenarios – but there's a reason Microsoft is force enabling this
Windows 11 has a new update which packs quite a number of features, but also what some gamers regard as a bit of a sting in the tail.
The best news about the November update is that it introduces a capability that a whole lot of Windows 11 users have wanted since launch (myself included), namely the choice to fully customize the right-click menu (and streamline it).
As for the more controversial addition, that's a security feature Microsoft has decided to roll out to all PCs which can have a negative impact on gaming frame rates in certain circumstances. I'll look at that move last, but before that, I'm going to list the main goodies that you can expect with the November update (as previously detailed in the preview patch from last month).
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Note that many of these features are on a gradual rollout, meaning that you won't necessarily get them immediately (although you might), and I'll indicate where this is the case.
1. Right-click menu customization
It's finally arrived – you can now pick and choose what you'd like to see in the right-click menu, which contains context-sensitive options for the files or folders you've selected. Don't want it to be chock-full of nonsense that you never use? Then get the virtual shears out and prune away those unwanted options.
I say this has arrived, but it's one of those pieces of functionality that's on a gradual rollout, so you may have to be patient. Rest assured it's inbound, and hopefully not one of those features that's on a glacial timeframe with its deployment – given how keenly this is sought after, I'd hope that isn't the case.
As well as fully tailoring the context menu to your needs, you can switch the layout so you don't have the top panel present (with cut, rename and so forth), and the right-click menu opens much more swiftly too. This is the change I'll be grabbing the November update for.
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