Windows 11 Bring Back Old Right-Click Menu

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Windows 11 Context Menu

Having given up on continuing on Windows 10, Microsoft decided to make a new operating system called Windows 11. Many changes have been made in Windows 11 compared to the old features. One of them is the Context menu, that is, the Right Click menu as it is popularly known. Although this right-click menu has a nice design, it does not show all the content in the Menu. For this, you need to click on the “Show other options” option.

It was concluded that this feature was not pleasant to the users and it was an unnecessary waste of time. This feature, which Microsoft thought to keep the length of the context menu short, was not liked by users, including us, and research began on how to return to the old menu. We will also tell you the way to Restore Windows 11 Old Right-Click Menu for you.

Windows 11 Bring Back Old Right-Click Menu

There are two ways to Revert to the Old Right Click Menu in Windows 11, these two ways actually require changes to the registry.

Reverting to Legacy Right-Click Menu with Registry

1. Copy the code below and paste it into a Notepad.
   
   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32] @=""

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   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00   [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32] @=""

2. Save it somewhere with the name “Win11 Legacy Context Menu.reg” (or whatever you like). Make sure it ends in .reg
3. Finally, double-click the file you created to open it. Click “Yes” and “OK” to the warnings that appear, respectively.
4. Finally, don’t forget to restart your computer!

If you want to go back to the new context menu:

1. Copy the code below and paste it into a Notepad.
   
   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}]

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   Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00   [-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}]

2. Save it somewhere with the name “Win11 New Context Menu.reg” (or whatever you like). Make sure it ends in .reg
3. Finally, double-click the file you created to open it. Click “Yes” and “OK” to the warnings that appear, respectively.
4. Finally, don’t forget to restart your computer!

Reverting to the Legacy Right-Click Menu with Command Prompt

1. Type “cmd” in the Start menu search on your computer. Find “Command Prompt” in the results. Select “Run as administrator” from the options right next to it.

2. Enter the following code in the “Command Prompt” window and then press the “ENTER” key:

Code needed to restore default:

Finally, don’t forget to restart the computer!