Navigate to the following directory path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID Right-click the folder, select New , then choose Key .
How to Restore the Classic Context Menu in Windows 11 Using Registry Hack
This command adds a new key to your Windows Registry (specifically in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive), which instructs the File Explorer to stop using the new Windows 11 XAML context menu handler and revert to the legacy InprocServer32 handler, as explained by Wolfgang Ziegler . Breakdown of the Command
), you "mask" the system-wide COM object. When Explorer tries to load the new menu, it fails and reverts to the older code path. Microsoft Learn Implementation Steps How to Get the Old Context Menu Back in Windows 11
If you ever wish to revert your system back to the default Windows 11 modern context menu layout, you can delete the custom registry key you created. Open as an administrator. Execute the following deletion command:
Navigate to the following directory path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID Right-click the folder, select New , then choose Key .
How to Restore the Classic Context Menu in Windows 11 Using Registry Hack
This command adds a new key to your Windows Registry (specifically in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER hive), which instructs the File Explorer to stop using the new Windows 11 XAML context menu handler and revert to the legacy InprocServer32 handler, as explained by Wolfgang Ziegler . Breakdown of the Command
), you "mask" the system-wide COM object. When Explorer tries to load the new menu, it fails and reverts to the older code path. Microsoft Learn Implementation Steps How to Get the Old Context Menu Back in Windows 11
If you ever wish to revert your system back to the default Windows 11 modern context menu layout, you can delete the custom registry key you created. Open as an administrator. Execute the following deletion command: