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If you want to go back to the modern Windows 11 context menu, run this command and restart Explorer again: Microsoft Learn Fixing the Windows 11 Context Menu - Wolfgang Ziegler
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If you’ve recently switched to Windows 11, you probably noticed that the right-click menu looks a lot different. Microsoft’s "modern" context menu is cleaner, but it often hides the legacy options you actually need behind a second click—specifically the "Show more options" button. Microsoft Learn The command you’re looking at— If you want to go back to the
reg add hkcu\software\classes\clsid\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2\inprocserver32 /f /ve Microsoft Learn The command you’re looking at— reg
After running the command, verify with:
By default, Windows 11 uses a simplified menu that often hides common options under "Show more options". This registry command bypasses that new interface. Breakdown of the Command verify with: By default
| Mistake | Consequence | |---------|-------------| | Missing braces or hyphens in CLSID | Command fails with “invalid syntax” | | Forgetting quotes around paths with spaces | Only part of the path is written | | No /f flag | Command prompts for confirmation (not an error, but may hang scripts) | | Missing /t REG_SZ | Default type is REG_SZ, but explicit is safer |