How to Edit the Registry to Enable the Old Context Menu by Default

To get the full, legacy right-click context menu in Windows 11, you have two choices: You can edit the Windows Registry yourself or download our one-click hack in the section below.

If that sounds like too much of a hassle, just skip to the “One-Click Registry Hack” section below. Otherwise, let’s get started enabling the old Windows right-click menu.

First, click the Start button and type “regedit”, then click the “Registry Editor” icon when it appears.

In the Registry Editor window, navigate to this key—or you can paste it in the Registry Editor address bar to go there quickly:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID\

Right-click the blank area in the right portion of the window and select New > Key, then paste {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2} as the key name.

Next, right-click on {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2} in the Registry Editor sidebar and select New > Key. Then name the new key InprocServer32.

Next, double-click the “(Default)” key under InprocServer32 to open it, then close it without making any changes by clicking “OK.” This will make the value entry for it blank instead of “(value not set).”

After that, close Registry Editor and restart your Windows 11 PC.

When you reboot and sign in again, right-click an item in File Explorer or on your desktop. You’ll see the classic right-click context menu. Hello, familiar friend, goodbye weird Windows 11 right click menu!

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