Add Always On Top as option in window context menu

[DuckOfDuckness]

Description of the new feature / enhancement

I would like to be able to set a window as Always On Top using the window's context menu.

Scenario when this would be used?

The keyboard shortcut is not always the most convenient to hit. When my mouse is more accessible I would like to still use Always On Top very quickly.

Supporting information

No response

[Jay-o-Way]

I think the current solution (using a hotkey) has been chosen because many windows are built different. Some apps create a custom "chrome" and I bet it would be nearly impossible to plug in to that.

[DuckOfDuckness]

Having a hotkey for it is definitely also a good idea.
I have previously been using Dexpot for Always On Top and it added it to that context menu. Some windows don't have that bar at the top of the window to right-click on, but I have always been able to right-click the window preview in the taskbar to access the menu anyway:

[crutkas]

Issue with this is what happens with more than one instance open. Do all instances get AoT?

[DuckOfDuckness]

I just tried this with 3 instances of Windows Explorer. I toggled Dexpot's Always On Top by right-clicking on the window preview in the taskbar (like the screenshot in my previous comment). Went through all 3 one by one and it only affected the specific window I right-clicked on.

[thommck]

I'd prefer a "Pin" button next to the minimize/maximise/close button on the right-hand side of the title bar. I'm pretty sure that's what it used to look like in the XP version of PowerToys

[ser-drephs]

Maybe a solution like the one provided by Greenshot for taking a screenshot would be an alternative to the suggestions:

[paveldvorak5]

Or maybe a button on the window title bar would be better?

[VulcanTourist]

I'd prefer a "Pin" button next to the minimize/maximise/close button on the right-hand side of the title bar. I'm pretty sure that's what it used to look like in the XP version of PowerToys

This is perhaps preferable to the original suggestion of a context menu item, if one has to choose, but perhaps both are possible in tandem? The pin button is even more (visually) self-documenting than the context menu item, especially given that so many people now understand the intended meaning of the pin symbology.

The only potential issue I can see with the Pin button is that its implementation may be considerably more complex, given that certain other extensions have been known to add their own buttons to that region as well; is there API logic for avoiding button placement conflicts i.e. overlap?

[aderchox]

I'm also here to humbly request this feature, I need "Always on Top" so frequently and the win+ctrl+T hotkey isn't convenient at all. For the placement conflict that @VulcanTourist mentioned, what Chrome does may be an option, i.e., the arrow down in the picture below:

I'm not aware though if it's possible to move "other" apps' buttons in it! I'm more fond of the context menu option to be honest. But having either of them is better than having neither 😋. Thank you.
Update: VSCode has a similar thing too: