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Feature: Add the ability to customize the right click context menu shell items

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Description

### What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

I would love the ability to customize the right click context menu to fit my personal needs a bit better. Even if it was just having the ability to "pin" some of the items from the "Show more items" menu into the main context menu, that would be a huge improvement.

### Requirements

**Option 1: Remember most used context menu items**
- Include the most used context menu items and show the top X items in the primary right click context menu

**Option 2: Allow pinning context menu items**
- Allow users to "pin" selected items from the "Show more items" section to the main context menu.
- Save user's pinned items configuration across sessions.

**Option 3: Customizable context menu**
- Implement a customizable right-click context menu in "Files."
- Provide a UI interface within the application settings for users to manage their pinned items.

### Files Version

2.5.21.0

### Windows Version

10.0.22621.2361

### Comments

Here is a picture of my current context menu in Files. I use the "Open in Terminal" and "Open in Code Insiders" more than any other buttons in this menu:
![image](https://github.com/files-community/Files/assets/5934505/21822bfe-b3f8-4c4d-9da2-6cb2bdecd2ad)

Here is the same context menu but in Explorer where it does show the two items I use most:
![image](https://github.com/files-community/Files/assets/5934505/5c1cf6e2-c14b-4acc-af5c-c42344a0421a)

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