A context menu is a pop-up menu that provides shortcuts for actions the software developer assumes the user wants to perform. The context menu invokes a Windows environment with a right mouse click. The classic context menu appears by clicking “Show more options” at the bottom of the modern context menu. It is possible with the Windows registry hack if you don’t want to see the current right-click menu in File Explorer and always need to use the traditional Windows 10 context menu.
User interaction with context menus depends on the computing device, operating system, and input mechanisms. If the user does not have a mouse, they can access context menus by pressing a combination of keys, holding down a trackball, typing on a touch screen, or placing two fingers on a trackpad. Context menus can be closed by selecting an action or clicking outside the space’s menu area.
This risewindows article will show you how to restore the previous context menu in Windows 11.
How to Get the Old Context Menus Back on Windows 11?
Follow the below-given steps to get the old context menus like Windows 10 on Windows 11:-
Step 1. First, open Registry Editor.
To open Windows Search, click on the Search button on the taskbar.
So, in the Windows search box at the top, type registry.
Click the Registry Editor entry to open it in the available search results. Then, the Registry Editor window will open.
Step 2. Now, when the Registry Editor window opens, browse or navigate to the following registry key in the left sidebar:-
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID
Step 3. Then, right-click on the “CLSID” key and select New > Key, then paste the following as the key name:-
{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}
Step 4., right-click on the newly created key {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2} and again select New > Key. Name this new key InprocServer32.
Step 5. After that, highlight InprocServer32 by clicking it on the left sidebar. On the right-side pane, you will see the “(Default)” string—Double-click the “(Default)” string to open it. Then click the OK button without making any changes. The value entered will be blank instead of “(value not set).”
Step 6. Once it is complete, close the Registry Editor window.
Step 7. Finally, restart your computer to apply the changes.
When you right-click in File Explorer, you will see only the classic context menu. No more modern right-click menu will be available.
That’s it.
How to Restore Windows 11 Modern Context Menus?
Step 1. Firstly, open the Registry Editor.
Step 2. Now, navigate to the following path in the left sidebar when the Registry Editor window opens:-
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}
Step 3. Then, right-click on the highlighted key and select the Delete option from the context menu.
Step 4. Afterward, when prompted, select the Yes button.
Step 5. Lastly, reboot your PC to apply the changes.
Now, the modern context menu is back on Windows 11.
That’s it for the article.
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