How to bring back classic context menu on Windows 11

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Although Windows 11 introduces a new redesigned right-click context menu that is supposed to improve the old experience, the problem is that it’s limited in the options that it can show compared to the classic menu.

When you right-click an item, you can click on “Show more options” or use the “Shift + F10” keyboard shortcut to access the other entries, but it’s an extra step.

If the new Windows 11 menu design isn’t for you, it’s possible to disable the new context menu to enable the new classic right-click menu by editing the Registry.

Warning: It’s crucial to note that modifying the Windows Registry can cause serious problems if not used properly. It’s assumed you know what you’re doing and that you have created a full backup of your system before proceeding.

In this guide, you will learn the steps to get the context menu will all the legacy options on Windows 11.

Enable classic right-click context menu on Windows 11

To switch to the full classic context menu on Windows 11, use these steps:

  1. Open Start on Windows 11.

  2. Search for regedit and click the top result to open the Registry.

  3. Navigate to the following path:

    HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID
    .Windows_Software_Technology-Big-343 { display:inline-block; width: 300px; height: 600px; } @media(min-width: 500px) { .Windows_Software_Technology-Big-343 { width: 300px; height: 600px;} }

  4. Right-click the CLSID key, select the New menu and select the Key option.

    86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2

  5. Name the key {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2} and press Enter.

  6. Right-click the newly created key, select the New menu, and select the Key option.

    InprocServer32

  7. Name the key InprocServer32 and press Enter.

  8. Double-click the newly created key and set its value to blank to enable the classic context menu on Windows 11.

    Registry enable full context menu

  9. Click the OK button.

  10. Restart the computer.

Once you complete the steps, whether you right-click on the desktop or file or folder on File Explorer, the classic context menu will appear instead of the modern menu.

If you want to revert the changes to re-enable the modern context menu, you can follow the same instructions outlined above, but on step No. 4, right-click and delete the {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2} key and its contents.

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