Get the Windows 10 right click menu back on Windows 11: the registry key
Short answer
UpdatedWindows 11 shows a short context menu and hides the rest behind 'Show more options'. Creating an empty InprocServer32 key under one specific class id in your user's registry makes File Explorer use the full classic menu again.
What it does
Windows 11 shows a short context menu and hides the rest behind 'Show more options'. Creating an empty InprocServer32 key under one specific class id in your user's registry makes File Explorer use the full classic menu again.
In the app the switch is called "Classic Right Click Menu", described there as: Brings back the full Windows 10 context menu on Windows 11 (restart Explorer to apply).
When it helps, and when it hurts
When it helps
- Anyone who uses context menu entries from other programs, which the short menu hides.
When it hurts
- You lose the compact Windows 11 menu. Restart File Explorer or sign out to apply.
- Microsoft could remove this workaround in a future version.
What it writes
Exactly what the switch changes, read from the app's source. Switching it off is what the app writes when you turn the tweak off again.
- Creates the key
HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32with an empty default value. Switching the tweak off removes the key again if it was not there before.
How to undo it
In the app: Yes
Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks.
Changing several settings at once? The app's Make a restore point button, on every plan, makes a Windows restore point before you start.
Verdict
A popular, safe change that is easy to undo.
Questions
- Is "Classic Right Click Menu" safe to switch on?
- A popular, safe change that is easy to undo. The main cost: You lose the compact Windows 11 menu. Restart File Explorer or sign out to apply.
- How do I undo it?
- Switch the tweak off in Frozen Tweaks. Switching it off puts back exactly what was there before, value for value.
- Does it need a restart?
- Yes, the change applies after restarting File Explorer.
- Is "Classic Right Click Menu" free in Frozen Tweaks?
- Yes. It is one of the free tweaks, with no time limit.
In the app
- Switch
- Classic Right Click Menu
- Category
- Windows
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
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Written by
Frost LIVEFounder of Frozen Tweaks, based in Hamburg, Germany. Publishes settings guides for competitive games on his YouTube channel, Frost LIVE.
In the app
- Category
- Windows
- Plan
- Free
- Undo
- Yes
Frozen Tweaks
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The free Windows app for competitive games.
58 tweaks free, each with an undo switch. Never edits game files.
v2.0.0 · 6.4 MB · Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit · free account, no payment details
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