Windows 10: Why did the old right-click menu revert back to normal in Windows 11?

I updated Windows because it said there was a summary update, and then after it was done, I was sad to see that the Windows 10 right-click menu was included. Where can I restore this to the original Windows 11 version?

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Feature suggestion: Add right-click menu

Suggestion: Please add a Windows 7 Jump-List and/or right-click menu to the GPU-Z icon in the Windows taskbar. Possible menus in it would be "Exit" and "About GPU-Z...".
Maybe also "Switch to tab 1/Switch to tab 2/Switch to videocard 1/Switch to videocard 2" too.
Examples of programs that have such menus are ICQ, Skype, AIM.

NOTE: It seems for a right-click menu, Windows 7 is not needed - it works on WinXP and Vista too.
But even a Windows 7 Jump-list may be good enough.
What do you think?

 

Need old Windows Start menu

Hi,

I realize that you need the old Windows start menu. I will try to help you with this issue.

You can click the hash icon located above the 3D Builder icon to check if that helps.

Suggest you to follow these steps to check if that helps:

• 
  Press Windows key + I to get the Settings screen.
  
• 
  Click on Personalization and click Start.
  
• 
  Enable the feature for “use start full screen”.
  

Keep us informed to help you further.

Thank you.

 

Restore Legacy Right Click menu for File Explorer in Windows 11

Starting with Windows 11, the context menu in the File Explorer is refreshed, which is compact and is based on Modern design. However, the refreshed context menu shows fewer items compared to the Legacy Context menu. This article discusses how to restore the Legacy Context menu in Windows 11, showing up by default.





Recycle bin modern context menu - coming to Windows 11 in the future

You can show up the Legacy Right Click Context menu by clicking Show more options at the end of the list or press Shift+F10. If you want it by default, you need to add a registry entry given below so that every time you right-click a File or Folder, it shows the Legacy Context menu by default.





Restore old Context Menu in Windows 11

1. Right-click the Start button and choose Windows Terminal(admin).
   
2. Copy the command from below, paste it in Windows Terminal Window, and press enter.
   
   1. reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve
      
3. Restart File Explorer or your computer for the changes to take effect.
   
4. You would see the Legacy Right Click Context menu by default.
   

Command in Windows Terminal to Restore old context menu

The Registry change masks the new COM object that executes the compact menus with the "Show more options" entry. Once you get this performed, Explorer reverts to the Legacy context menu.

Restore Modern Context menus in Windows 11

To undo this change, in an elevated Terminal Window, execute this command:

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

Restart the File Explorer or Computer for the changes to take effect.

These steps can help you to enable the old context menu in Windows 11.



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Also read:

• Recovery options in Windows 11 - Your Windows Guide
  
• How to: Use Snap Layouts and Snap groups in Windows 11 - Microsoft Community
  
• How to create a Local Account in Windows 11 - Microsoft Community
  
• How to change the default apps in Windows 11? - Your Windows Guide
  

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