Restore Windows 10 Right-Click Context Menu to Windows 11

win11_restore_win10_context_menu.md

The default Windows 11 right-click context menu is (in my opinion) awful and was an unnecessary change.

Switching back to Windows 10 Context Menu

If you're on Windows 11 and want the old Windows 10 right-click context menu, run the following command in a regular command prompt (NOT administrative):

reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve

Then restart explorer.exe or reboot

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Switching back to Windows 11 Context Menu

To undo this change and revert back to the default Windows 11 right-click context menu, run this (again in a regular command prompt, NOT administrative):

reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" /f

Then restart explorer.exe or reboot

(Source: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/restore-old-right-click-context-menu-in-windows-11/a62e797c-eaf3-411b-aeec-e460e6e5a82a)

Removed the top bar, but still the old win 11 menu

Removed the top bar, but still the old win 11 menu

Try restarting Explorer or rebooting