When you right click on an item in Windows 11, you will see a new modern condensed context menu with Show more options (Shift+F10) at the bottom you have to click on to see all available options.
If you use the context menu a lot, then you will most likely find having to click on Show more options annoying anytime you need more options.
Pressing the Shift + F10 keys while having something selected will open the "Show more options" context menu for that item.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22572, you can now also press Shift + right click in File Explorer and the Desktop to be the same as click/tap on the “Show more options” context menu item.
If you like, you can disable this condensed Show more options context menu to always have it open too see the full context menu again when you right click on an item.
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable having to open the "Show more options" context menu for your account in Windows 11.
Contents
- Option One: Enable or Disable "Show more options" context menu using REG file
- Option Two: Enable or Disable "Show more options" context menu using Command
EXAMPLE: "Show more options" context menu enabled and disabled
1 Do step 2 (enable) or step 3 (disable) below for what you would like to do.
2 To Enable "Show more options" context menu
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Enable_Show_more_options_context_menu.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}]
3 To Disable "Show more options" context menu
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Disable_Show_more_options_context_menu.reg
(Contents of REG file for reference)
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32]
@=""
4 Save the .reg file to your desktop.
5 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.
6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.
7 You may need to either restart the explorer process, sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
8 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.
1 Open Windows Terminal, and select Windows PowerShell or Command Prompt.
2 Copy and paste the command below you want into Windows Terminal, and press Enter.
(Disable)
reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve
OR
(Enable)
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" /f
3 Close Windows Terminal.
4 You may need to either restart the explorer process, sign out and sign in, or restart the computer to apply.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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