Solved How to get Windows 10 context menu back on Windows 11

nitewulf · Jan 6, 2022

I do a lot of copying and pasting and Windows 11 requires an extra step. If you want to be able to use the context menu you were used to in Windows 10, this tutorial shows how to do it. I just completed the registry entries and it does indeed work. Just make sure you back up your registry first and follow the steps exactly.
My Windows version is: 11, 21H2, Build 22000.376

Context Menu

The-Hive · Jan 6, 2022

Nice, but there are so many of these about now by ExplorerPatcher and Winaero Tweaker to name a couple, these are better than having to edit the Registry (in case of errors) There are also some readymade reg files around

Ghot · Jan 6, 2022

nitewulf said:
I do a lot of copying and pasting and Windows 11 requires an extra step. If you want to be able to use the context menu you were used to in Windows 10, this tutorial shows how to do it. I just completed the registry entries and it does indeed work. Just make sure you back up your registry first and follow the steps exactly.
My Windows version is: 11, 21H2, Build 22000.376

Context Menu

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These are tweaks I've seen asked for... many times. They are collected here for easy access. All of these and more can be found in the Eleven Forum Tutorials Make sure to read the "notes" in the various tutorials. App Removals Completely remove Widgets...

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nitewulf · Jan 6, 2022

The-Hive said:
Nice, but there are so many of these about now by ExplorerPatcher and Winaero Tweaker to name a couple, these are better than having to edit the Registry (in case of errors) There are also some readymade reg files around

I agree. I looked at the tutorials section, before I posted, but didn't see one that covered this particular situation. And yes, editing the registry yourself would be done only if no other methods were available. Winaero Tweaker will indeed make these changes for you and is freeware if you don't mind installing an application.

The-Hive · Jan 6, 2022

Very Useful List @Ghot

The-Hive · Jan 6, 2022

@nitewulf I prefer using Winaero as if MS changes anything meaning the tweaks won't work then Winaero are pretty quick to follow up. I can't see why anyone would not want to install a small program as a lot of them are portable

FDretired · Jan 6, 2022

I used this from windows 11 tweaks

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

3 Close Windows Terminal.

If you want to Enable it again

(Enable)

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

The-Hive · Jan 6, 2022

As long as it works

I just like a program that has all the tweaks I want in one place, I use ExplorerPatcher as it will do the Explorer fix as well along with the old action centre and other tweaks all from one .dll file

Ghot · Jan 6, 2022

The-Hive said:
As long as it works I just like a program that has all the tweaks I want in one place, I use ExplorerPatcher as it will do the Explorer fix as well along with the old action centre and other tweaks all from one .dll file

I use Winaero Tweaker, as well as many of the tutorials.

Brink · Jan 6, 2022

No need for 3rd party programs. :wink:

Disable "Show more options" context menu in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable having to click on "Show more options" to see the full context menu for your account or all users in Windows 11. When you right click on an item in Windows 11, you will see a new modern condensed context menu with Show more options...

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The-Hive · Jan 6, 2022

Brink said:
No need for 3rd party programs.

Disable "Show more options" context menu in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable having to click on "Show more options" to see the full context menu for your account or all users in Windows 11. When you right click on an item in Windows 11, you will see a new modern condensed context menu with Show more options...

www.elevenforum.com

The ElevenForum tweaks are great and I use a lot of them , but I do like to have them all in one place

Brink · Jan 6, 2022

The-Hive said:
The ElevenForum tweaks are great and I use a lot of them , but I do like to have them all in one place

They are.

Tutorials

Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.

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Tutorial Index

Index of Windows 11 Tutorials.

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Zardoc · Jan 6, 2022

nitewulf said:
Winaero Tweaker will indeed make these changes for you and is freeware if you don't mind installing an application.

You can run it as portable. No install

The-Hive · Jan 6, 2022

Thanks @Brink A lot of these the tweaks I use were from back in the win10 days and were still working fine after upgrading to win 11

Zardoc · Jan 6, 2022

Ghot said:
I use Winaero Tweaker, as well as many of the tutorials.

So do I. But for the start menu, I like to use StartisBack. It's simple. That's the only one I don't mind paying (haven't yet though) :wink:

Ghot · Jan 6, 2022

Zardoc said:
So do I. But for the start menu, I like to use StartisBack. It's simple. That's the only one I don't mind paying (haven't yet though)

Here's one I saw on ghacks... I haven't tried it but some may want to?

Turn the Windows 11 Taskbar to a dock with TaskbarXI - gHacks Tech News

Turn the Windows 11 Taskbar to a dock with the open source program, TaskbarXI. The tool also displays the clock and tray on multiple monitors.

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The-Hive · Jan 7, 2022

Brink said:
They are.

Tutorials

Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.

www.elevenforum.com

Tutorial Index

Index of Windows 11 Tutorials.

www.elevenforum.com

Fantastic index