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Restore the old Windows 10 Context Menu to Windows 11


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  • Andr-Tech
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Restore the old Windows 10 Context Menu to Windows 11

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Using:

Command Prompt, PowerShell, or Windows Terminal. But here we will use Windows Command Prompt (admin)

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Right-click the Start button and choose Command Prompt (admin)

Copy the command from below, paste it into Windows Command Prompt, and press Enter:

reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve

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

How to Restart File Explorer using Task Manager
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  1. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete or Windows Key + X and click Task Manager.
  2. Right-click on Windows Explorer and click Restart.
  3. If you don't see Windows Explorer, click on More details.

You should see the new Windows 10 Right Click Context Menu.

Restore Modern Context menus in Windows 11

To undo this change, open Command Prompt (admin), execute this command:

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

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

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