Windows 10: Windows 11 right click explorer menu - Show More as Default

Hello!I cannot stand the new drop down when I right click on a file. Could you please update windows 11 so we can set the show more option as the default? Thank you!

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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?

 

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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Windows 11 Hotkey - File Explorer New Menu?

lol oops - THANK YOU *Rolleyes

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