Windows Explorer displays a context menu for a file object when it is clicked with the right mouse button. This context menu allows various operations to be performed on the file object from within Explorer, like printing it or opening it with another program. Context menu items that are static in natures will simply launch an associated application based on the file type that is being acted upon. However, dynamic context menu handlers are created with the help of a special program (a shell extension handler) that runs within Explorer that determines what action should be applied when both displaying the context menu item as well as when clicking on it.