Windows 11: Enable old context menu (Windows 10 right-click style)

[@meltanianfox]

Keys From Video {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2} InprocServer32

[@EastCoastScott]

About freaking time someone came up with a fix!! I hate that new win 11 menu where you have the extra step….such a PITA Thanks, worked perfect.

[@saltysubmariner]

Thank you! The lack of the classic context menu has been driving me NUTS!

[@arnob1711]

The old context menus feel way faster.... o_O

[@pj491]

Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that. The new text menu feels so sluggish

[@iplaybose]

Because it is, the new one takes 1-2 seconds to open its disgusting

[@jonathangolgota]

most important part is in 2:30 ... its work 4 me . Thans You Sir, Old Style menu better than new

[@chrissiriska8086]

You can fix that using this string. It changes the context menu back to Win10. I hate the stupid new right-click. The first thing I did was figure out how to change it. run this string in a command prompt reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve That will fix the context menu. The command is doing the exact some thing as the video, without having to do everything manually. Way faster and easier and far less likely to mess something up. You're welcome😎

[@Panrogo]

Thank you so much! Old context menu saves a lot of time

[@hase9605]

Thanks bro,I was thinking of rolling back to windows 10 but with this I think I will keep windows 11 thanks so much bro this helps so much!!!!

[@BrianLockett]

Leave it to Microsoft to NOT just make restoration of this older option as simple as a single click of a button somewhere. Windows keeps advancing but never grows.

[@trouts4444]

It is hard to imagine what the purpose of the new enhanced right click was. It is very inconvenient.

[@Stahl_und_Eisen]

Old functions and new UI would be epic, but nah

[@miloradowicz]

I'm okay with two-stage menus, but there must be a way to bring some items to the first stage of menu.

[@yusofnayan437]

Not okay for me.

[@confusediitian600]

if u r a coder who uses vscode then it will be not okay bro

[@hiigari5218]

windows 11 update sucks and thats it

[@miloradowicz]

@@confusediitian600 I'm a coder who uses VSCode, and what I'm saying is that if you could bring the option "Open in VSC" to the first stage, that would solve the problem. For example "Open Terminal here" is in the first stage for folders, as well as "Run in PowerShell" for scripts, which is very convenient. But so far I haven't found a way to add new items to the first stage menu. It seems the functionality is in some Explorer extension, and works by cherrypicking certain items in the registry by their names or keys.

[@RedMediaStudios]

@@confusediitian600 how many percent of win 11 users are a coder who use vscode tho bro

[@michaelthomas1724]

Thank you so much ! this was extremely helpful !

[@mtbboy1993]

thank you so much. this worked 17.02.2022 on the latest official build.

[@alfmerck6262]

Can you please place the information into the description?

[@RuggieroCampopiano]

Another bright idea from the great thinkers at Microsoft. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

[@MarkoZalac-Cro]

Excellent! Thank you! I have a problem that is really annoying me, so I would appreciate it if someone could help me. On the Start bar it shows me that I have no sound just like you. My motherboard requires the VIA HD audio drivers and I have downloaded the latest 3 versions. And whatever I installed, I still can't get sound or microphone. The same thing happened to me on Windows 10. That's why I now use a USB sound card, but the sound quality is not the same. On Windows 10, I was able to install drivers and get sound before, but after several Windows updates, everything went back to the way it was. I upgraded to Window 11 thinking that the problem would be solved but it was not.

[@chalermalbert8166]

it works for me, though I have to try several times. Thanks very much.

[@MarvinJudson]

It took me 2 tries but I finally got it to work! The problem was in the instructions it never said that you must type in the word "blank". I assumed it meant just leave the empty bar empty and that would mean blank. So the first try failed because of that. Then I went back through all the steps and this time I typed in the word blank and now the old context menu is back!

[@OBluePrint]

I solved it by hitting Backspace and Delete on the empty line, than saving the change.

[@alemany1919]

Got it to work at my first try! Thank you sir 🤓

[@ladreamin5008]

Will this fix the windows button right click dialog box shortcuts not working in windows 11 too? Like right clicking windows button and typing K for disk management or G for computer management? Thanks

[@SEARCH_00_01]

Thanks you very much, this tutorial successful 👍🙌

[@marceloleandro9577]

"Cannot edit: Error writing the value´s new contents." does anyone know what to do in this case?

[@vganand]

Thats really helpful. Thanks!

[@rustyy__]

Can't we apply changes without restarting like restarting the explorer

[@merbudd]

yes yo can, restarting explorer will work

[@anhnongthon3676]

thank you for your video it very important for me

[@slavikgoblin8733]

thanks so much, it worked bro

[@IR-eb1gu]

The method with the registry works but for some reason, my right-click menu doesn't look the same as yours (yours has rounded edges, while mine doesn't). Please advise

[@Sciper_YT]

thanks so much this was so helpful I just followed as he said and it work perfectly. I would also advise anyone doing so to use the link in the desc to copy and paste the renames.

[@golgo13.54]

Yeah, make sure to copy exactly (no space).

[@mikepeace1062]

This new Windows feature with 2 stage menu on right-clicking files, is like the most annoying Windows feature, up there with the automatic windows opening when you accidentally hover your mouse at the corner of a window (another annoying Windows feature that I disable)...

[@pradeepsahu446]

Thanks a lot!! Works as expected.

[@JustThatCool]

Thanks bro, lifesaver.

[@cavsnation831]

Does this bring back compatibility in the properties menu

[@zakripoll]

Thanks man it works perfectly 🥳🥳

[@antonioquarta2861]

From the website: "Double-click the newly created key and set its value to blank to enable the classic context menu on Windows 11." Blank is not empty, blank is a single space. By the way, it also works setting a blank value. Also, you don't need to reboot in order to apply user settings. Signing out and signing back in is enough as well as killing and restarting the explore.exe process.

[@Bloopaz]

blank can mean empty

[@OBluePrint]

You also don't need to sign out and back in. You can just restart explorer via Task Manager.

[@TheCpufixer]

I often have multiple spreadsheets open. It's a lot easier to close them from the taskbar but I don't want to close all of them. How do we disable the Windows 11 Close All Windows option when right clicking on a window on the taskbar?

[@forza2pizzayt]

Tysm this is do helpful

[@reliablecargoforwarder1468]

THANKS BRO...IT WAS REALLY HELPFULL

[@GeorgMaUlWurf]

so what is the extra step for the keyboard shortcuts?

[@PJD_55]

Didn’t work for me. But fixed it using Command Prompt. Also got my Taskbar to the top of the screen where I prefer it.

[@aoxner9115]

Hi! Restoring the NEW one seems to not work... is there a known fix please?

[@CTahmid]

The new one is nice but it's stupid how you have to press an extra button to get the other options, there should be a setting for this.

[@imadeekosatriawiguna6252]

i think this new context menu is designed for Tablet mode or Touch Screen

[@damac5136]

Great, it indeed worked, thanks!

[@Charles-Darwin]

have you had any issue with updates since you've edited the registry script?

[@vector224sxls]

It worked! Thank you!!

[@j.b.7982]

Thank you! This worked like a charm 🙂

[@roopan9190]

Thank you very much!

[@shelby3822]

New to Windows 11 - I've made this change and some other changes to reg however none take effect... I've even changed permissions to me but nothing. Using 11 Home on brand new laptop - is there a 'lockdown' I'm not aware of? Thx

[@zinovychannel3848]

Thanks a lot. It worked perfectly👍

[@A-Non_kma]

Great video, thanks.

[@sologaming2963]

this is pretty usefully thanks for this

[@GiovaInThetube]

Unbelievable microsoft doesn't put in the settings the possibility to switch between the two ways

[@confusediitian600]

thank you bro

[@AustinA37]

worked thank you!!

[@dakhiangs]

Thanks. the new menu was slow and incomplete. not my menus are instantly popping out

[@hjvdd]

u can also just restart windows file explorer in the task manager and it will work

[@yusofnayan437]

Good for you Windows 11, copy and paste are not as simple as before anymore.

[@koigee]

The new context menu may be cleaner, but it's just too sluggish and oversimplified. Idk, I also think the classic one saves so much time and appears quicker.

[@NAGATA_01]

thx man, you saved me

[@davidtyndall8880]

10/25/2021 This worked for me, but you have to be very careful to follow each step exactly as described. 1/13/2022 did not work on my second computer.

[@net200777]

didn't work for me either

[@davidtyndall8880]

I think this only works on computers that have previously had Windows 10 installed on them. It must pull the context menu from the "Windows Old" file.

[@silverbankruptcy]

I like the new Menu, but I just want to add Print to the Top. Is it possible to add it?

[@yusofnayan437]

I want copy and paste on the first step of the menu.

[@vinheim]

Big question! I hope someone can help me! I'm on Windows 10 right now and I can easily right click on an image and press "E" to edit it with Paint. Is this possible with this method? I use Paint a lot for work and I would love to upgrade to 11, but I need to be able to edit my images really fast like on Windows 10. Any help is much appreciated!

[@casualmcztmc9989]

Excellent! Thanks mate

[@no1reallycaresabout2]

Thanks man.

[@haritha_rathnayake]

got it.. love you

[@Jingu777]

i do not see CLSID

[@OAlshaiba]

Thank you finally haha~!

[@RY-to9bv]

woo thank you!

[@linuskt2884]

I have watched this video but have yet tried to edit it. May I know after editing it, will you allow using shortcut key for Mouse Right Click menu?

[@linuskt2884]

actually, after I update to Windows 11, my mouse right-click menu/function remains the same as the previous version. Just I hate it, I couldn't use the shortcut key on the keyboard to enter Mouse Right Click menu/fucntion.

[@ajas41]

This is life saver ! GG MATE

[@rashiqueramiz]

Browser on Registry Editor code: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID

[@user-fs8rn4cb6c]

That's great, thank you

[@minagaming2278]

If Microsoft decides to change the context menu in a future update, would things mess up by editing registry like in this video. And would i be able to fix it by replacing the registry backup, just in case if that happened?

[@raghav_ramesh15]

of course just delete the key dont restore your backup as it will remove keys needed by new update

[@RadioActiveStudio]

Sure it will not break Windows 11?

[@Sanjay4512]

not seeing clsid

[@SumitRana-qs7lg]

Thank You Sir :)

[@abhishekmor]

It used to work but after update 23H2 its not working anymore

[@writerpatrick]

It would be handier to have .reg files. I suspect a system update could change things back.

[@soonerk5]

Of course 🙄

[@thejeaker384]

this doesn't work anymore apparently

[@MUHAMMADSHAKEEL-tm8zi]

thanks good work

[@nicholaschin97]

thanks it works ! :)

[@abwa1941]

i follow the steps and it is not wok for me still the same

[@dacbroussard9497]

I dont want to change anything, I just want to be able to open things in explorer. There seems to be no way to do this in Windows 11.

[@jcmcc91]

Done it twice now and doesnt work :/ Update- Nevermind I was just taking the last step of leaving it blank as type in BLANK.... But it works now thanks :)

[@larryturner5056]

Thank you

[@raghav_ramesh15]

Thank u soooo much

[@Anony_mous1993]

this did not work for me on windows 11 pro

[@defoxl]

just wanna say thnks

[@renkazakiewich427]

'What is says right here;' and isn't pasted as text in the description? fail.

[@kndokndo8523]

I just need "open file location" feature when i searching something in search bar :((

[@rodolfotsang4327]

I have Windows 11 but why is the settings menu is Windows 10??

[@tuliosan9399]

God bless you sir. That new windows 11 right click menu is pure cancer

[@ABC-in2le]

i like the new context menu, but it needs more options

[@Tech-geeky]

Doesn't work when adding to registry and restarting Windows 11 22H2 (22621.1105) Holding down SHIFT is better..Annoying, but better 😀

[@BouncyApples]

Omg thank you so much, the "new" version made right clicking more tedious tbh

[@joshsmith5232]

i just have cls no clsid?

[@Pureinfotech]

Are you sure you're going to right path? just checked on version 23H2 and 24H2, and the CLSID is there in both versions. Thanks,

[@TheMasonButler]

This doesnt work in the taskbar

[@superninja2022]

You cannot do anything in taskbar. If you want to open task manager, then right click on the windows icon and you can open it

[@pattyoneill91]

Windows 11 is "OK". Im not thrilled they keep changing stuff windows 10 took awhile for all of us to appreciate especially aesthetically from the visual masterpiece that is windows 7

[@n1tr145]

It didn't work for me. I did exactly the same things as in the video.

[@subhankarchakraborty3866]

Not working for me

[@philgray1023]

Well done

[@ロマンス音楽]

what is the computer doing for this to happen

[@nobber190]

i was wondering what the tutorial meant by (default)..........