Root-level application selective configuration

A system comprising:

• a computing device;
• and
• an agent that, when executed by the computing device, causes the computing device to:
• determine a plurality of files stored in a particular folder;
• receive a selection of a particular file of the plurality of files;
• determine whether to include an action for the particular file in a context menu based on at least one policy;
• in response to determining to include the action for the particular file as selected, render the context menu comprising a plurality of menu entries, the plurality of menu entries comprising an additional menu entry that corresponds to the action;
• upon selection of the additional menu entry, determine whether to perform the action based on the at least one policy;
• and
• in response to determining to perform the action, cause the action to be performed on the particular file at a privilege level that is higher than or lower than that of a current user account.

A method, comprising:

• determining, via one of one or more computing devices, a plurality of files stored in a particular folder;
• receiving, via one of the one or more computing devices, a selection of a particular file of the plurality of files;
• determining, via one of the one or more computing devices, to include an action for the particular file in a context menu based on a first policy determination;
• rendering, via one of the one or more computing devices, the context menu comprising a plurality of menu entries, the plurality of menu entries comprising an additional menu entry that corresponds to the action for the particular file that was selected receiving, via one of the one or more computing devices, a selection of the additional menu entry;
• determining, via one of the one or more computing devices, to perform the action based on a second policy determination;
• and
• causing, via one of the one or more computing devices, the action to be performed on the particular file at a privilege level that is higher than or lower than that of a current user account.