diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
index 0c4834f68..fddf12276 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.cpp
@@ -337,11 +337,10 @@ void PluginsManager::addInMenuFromPMIndex(int i)
 	*/
 }
 
-void PluginsManager::setMenu(HMENU hMenu, const TCHAR *menuName)
+HMENU PluginsManager::setMenu(HMENU hMenu, const TCHAR *menuName)
 {
 	if (hasPlugins())
 	{
-		//vector<PluginCmdShortcut> & pluginCmdSCList = (NppParameters::getInstance())->getPluginCommandList();
 		const TCHAR *nom_menu = (menuName && menuName[0])?menuName:TEXT("Plugins");
 
         if (!_hPluginsMenu)
@@ -355,9 +354,9 @@ void PluginsManager::setMenu(HMENU hMenu, const TCHAR *menuName)
 		{
             addInMenuFromPMIndex(i);
 		}
-        //::InsertMenu(_hPluginsMenu, i++, MF_BYPOSITION, (unsigned int)-1, 0);
-        //::InsertMenu(_hPluginsMenu, i++, MF_BYPOSITION, (UINT_PTR)_hPluginsMenu, TEXT("BlackList"));
+        return _hPluginsMenu;
 	}
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.h b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.h
index 371fe12f2..8273e19c1 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/MISC/PluginsManager/PluginsManager.h
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public:
 	void runPluginCommand(const TCHAR *pluginName, int commandID);
 
     void addInMenuFromPMIndex(int i);
-	void setMenu(HMENU hMenu, const TCHAR *menuName);
+	HMENU setMenu(HMENU hMenu, const TCHAR *menuName);
 	bool getShortcutByCmdID(int cmdID, ShortcutKey *sk);
 
 	void notify(SCNotification *notification);
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
index 0989fd897..c3fdb698f 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
@@ -425,9 +425,9 @@ LRESULT Notepad_plus::init(HWND hwnd)
 
 	//Plugin menu
 	_pluginsManager.setMenu(_mainMenuHandle, NULL);
-	
+
 	//Main menu is loaded, now load context menu items
-	pNppParam->getContextMenuFromXmlTree(_mainMenuHandle);
+	pNppParam->getContextMenuFromXmlTree(_mainMenuHandle, _pluginsManager.getMenuHandle());
 
 	if (pNppParam->hasCustomContextMenu())
 	{
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ LRESULT Notepad_plus::init(HWND hwnd)
 	_nativeLangSpeaker.changeMenuLang(_mainMenuHandle, pluginsTrans, windowTrans);
 	::DrawMenuBar(hwnd);
 
+
 	if (_pluginsManager.hasPlugins() && pluginsTrans != TEXT(""))
 	{
 		::ModifyMenu(_mainMenuHandle, MENUINDEX_PLUGINS, MF_BYPOSITION, 0, pluginsTrans.c_str());
@@ -4390,7 +4391,7 @@ bool Notepad_plus::reloadLang()
 
     _nativeLangSpeaker.init(nativeLangDocRootA, true);
 
-    pNppParam->reloadContextMenuFromXmlTree(_mainMenuHandle);
+    pNppParam->reloadContextMenuFromXmlTree(_mainMenuHandle, _pluginsManager.getMenuHandle());
 
 	generic_string pluginsTrans, windowTrans;
 	_nativeLangSpeaker.changeMenuLang(_mainMenuHandle, pluginsTrans, windowTrans);
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
index 6a0c7c014..c83382a60 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.cpp
@@ -1046,8 +1046,6 @@ bool NppParameters::load()
 		_pXmlContextMenuDoc = NULL;
 		isAllLaoded = false;
 	}
-	//else
-		//getContextMenuFromXmlTree();
 
 	//----------------------------//
 	// session.xml : for per user //
@@ -1356,13 +1354,13 @@ void NppParameters::initScintillaKeys() {
 		prevID = skd.functionId;
 	}
 }
-bool NppParameters::reloadContextMenuFromXmlTree(HMENU mainMenuHadle)
+bool NppParameters::reloadContextMenuFromXmlTree(HMENU mainMenuHadle, HMENU pluginsMenu)
 {
 	_contextMenuItems.clear();
-	return getContextMenuFromXmlTree(mainMenuHadle);
+	return getContextMenuFromXmlTree(mainMenuHadle, pluginsMenu);
 }
 
-bool NppParameters::getContextMenuFromXmlTree(HMENU mainMenuHadle)
+bool NppParameters::getContextMenuFromXmlTree(HMENU mainMenuHadle, HMENU pluginsMenu)
 {
 	if (!_pXmlContextMenuDoc)
 		return false;
@@ -1448,9 +1446,9 @@ bool NppParameters::getContextMenuFromXmlTree(HMENU mainMenuHadle)
 					const TCHAR *pluginName = (childNode->ToElement())->Attribute(TEXT("PluginEntryName"));
 					const TCHAR *pluginCmdName = (childNode->ToElement())->Attribute(TEXT("PluginCommandItemName"));
 
-					if (pluginName && pluginCmdName)
+					// if plugin menu existing plls the value of PluginEntryName and PluginCommandItemName are valid
+					if (pluginsMenu && pluginName && pluginCmdName)
 					{
-						HMENU pluginsMenu = ::GetSubMenu(mainMenuHadle, MENUINDEX_PLUGINS);
 						int nbPlugins = ::GetMenuItemCount(pluginsMenu);
 						for (int i = 0 ; i < nbPlugins ; i++)
 						{
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
index 6a3ce628a..0146b1dd8 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
@@ -1398,8 +1398,8 @@ public:
 		return getPluginCmdsFromXmlTree();
 	}
 
-	bool getContextMenuFromXmlTree(HMENU mainMenuHadle);
-	bool reloadContextMenuFromXmlTree(HMENU mainMenuHadle);
+	bool getContextMenuFromXmlTree(HMENU mainMenuHadle, HMENU pluginsMenu);
+	bool reloadContextMenuFromXmlTree(HMENU mainMenuHadle, HMENU pluginsMenu);
 	winVer getWinVersion() { return _winVersion;};
 	FindHistory & getFindHistory() {return _findHistory;};
 	bool _isFindReplacing; // an on the fly variable for find/replace functions
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
index 304aa7bdc..77250226b 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/Preference/preferenceDlg.cpp
@@ -51,10 +51,6 @@ BOOL CALLBACK PreferenceDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 			_printSettingsDlg.init(_hInst, _hSelf);
 			_printSettingsDlg.create(IDD_PREFERENCE_PRINT_BOX);
 
-/*
-			_printSettings2Dlg.init(_hInst, _hSelf);
-			_printSettings2Dlg.create(IDD_PREFERENCE_PRINT2_BOX);
-*/
 			_langMenuDlg.init(_hInst, _hSelf);
 			_langMenuDlg.create(IDD_PREFERENCE_LANG_BOX);
 
@@ -67,7 +63,6 @@ BOOL CALLBACK PreferenceDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 			_wVector.push_back(DlgInfo(&_fileAssocDlg, TEXT("File Association"), TEXT("FileAssoc")));
 			_wVector.push_back(DlgInfo(&_langMenuDlg, TEXT("Language Menu/Tab Settings"), TEXT("LangMenu")));
 			_wVector.push_back(DlgInfo(&_printSettingsDlg, TEXT("Print"), TEXT("Print")));
-			//_wVector.push_back(DlgInfo(&_printSettings2Dlg, TEXT("Print - Header and Footer"), TEXT("Print2")));
 			_wVector.push_back(DlgInfo(&_backupDlg, TEXT("Backup/Auto-Completion"), TEXT("Backup")));
 			_wVector.push_back(DlgInfo(&_settingsDlg, TEXT("MISC."), TEXT("MISC")));
 			_ctrlTab.createTabs(_wVector);
@@ -84,7 +79,6 @@ BOOL CALLBACK PreferenceDlg::run_dlgProc(UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 			_fileAssocDlg.reSizeTo(rc);
 			_langMenuDlg.reSizeTo(rc);
 			_printSettingsDlg.reSizeTo(rc);
-			//_printSettings2Dlg.reSizeTo(rc);
 			_backupDlg.reSizeTo(rc);
 
 			NppParameters *pNppParam = NppParameters::getInstance();