Windows 24H2 upgrade and right click menus


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hi all,

I have recently upgraded to Windows 24 H2 - the upgrade was successful. However I use third-party file managers (dual pane) I also use a search utility Everything. these are very useful. From time to time I need the right click context menus. However in these third party applications since the upgrade there is only program crash for these applications. Windows explorer of course works absolutely perfectly.

My question is is there a potential fix for how to re-energise the right click context menu in 24H2. A second question is it only my machine That is having this problem. Everything seems to be up and running sfc /scannow returned all in order. I was wondering what else I might try.

JedE2
 

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In reference to the context menu in File Explorer in Win 11, this tutorial may be of assistance:
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Disable "Show more options" context menu in Windows 11

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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Hi telepro21,

Thanks for the quick resp[onse... I have tried these but to no avail. Even had three hours with an MS support person yesterday tinkering. I have yet to find out whether it is simply my machine on Windows24H2 - (a glitch/in the registry or API/shell extensions or a conflict with other software.... or somehting that is affecting others with the 24H2 update. If it is the latter maybe the next patch will fix it - if it is the former - I must ponder deeper.
 

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JedE2 said:
However I use third-party file managers (dual pane) I also use a search utility Everything.... However in these third party applications since the upgrade there is only program crash for these applications. Windows explorer of course works absolutely perfectly.
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It's not 24H2, it's those 3rd party apps. You should look to see it there are updated versions of them to cope with changes in 24H2.
 

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    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.

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    Also running Insider Dev, and Canary builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
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OK thanks for this it appears to be a way forward.... I await the new versions of the apps
 

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JedE2 said:
OK thanks for this it appears to be a way forward.... I await the new versions of the apps
Click to expand...


Don't forget... for many of these tweaks you need to reboot, to apply the changes. :-)


Also... here's ten points for filling out your computer specs. I'm sure you'll finish filling them out... soon. :-)
 

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JedE2 said:
OK thanks for this it appears to be a way forward.... I await the new versions of the apps
Click to expand...
Other such 3rd party apps that modify the Windows GUI, when broken after the upgrade, have been reported as being fixed just by uninstalling then reinstalling them. Worth a try....
 

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    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2, and 25H2 on 30th September 2025 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 25H2.

    UPDATE - 11 April 2026: due to mechanical deterioration this PC has been retired from active duty. The OS with all software and files has been migrated to my System Seven in 'Other systems' to carry on as my general purpose 'main machine'.

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    Windows 11 ProIntel® Core™ i5-520M8GB(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
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    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround.

    In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround.
    Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.
    In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media.
    Upgraded to 25H2 by Enablement Package.

    Also running Insider Dev, and Canary builds and Windows 10 as native boot .vhdx.
  • My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 1TB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds (and a few others) as a native boot .vhdx.

    My SYSTEM SIX is a Dell Latitude 5550, Core Ultra 7 165H, 64GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, supported device, Windows 11 Pro 24H2, Hyper-V host machine. Updated to 25H2 on 30th September 2025.

    My SYSTEM SEVEN is a Lenovo Thinkpad T580, Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD + 2nd 512GB NVMe SSD, a supported device for Windows 11. This is my current general purpose 'main machine'. The installed Windows 11 Home from my System One has been migrated to this machine.
I just put the portable version of Everything on a Notebook with Version 24H2 and the right-click works to give the Properties of a file.
 

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JedE2 said:
hi all,

I have recently upgraded to Windows 24 H2 - the upgrade was successful. However I use third-party file managers (dual pane) I also use a search utility Everything. these are very useful. From time to time I need the right click context menus. However in these third party applications since the upgrade there is only program crash for these applications. Windows explorer of course works absolutely perfectly.

My question is is there a potential fix for how to re-energise the right click context menu in 24H2. A second question is it only my machine That is having this problem. Everything seems to be up and running sfc /scannow returned all in order. I was wondering what else I might try.

JedE2
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Out of curiosity, did you run OOSU10? I had the same issue happen after I ran it.
 

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Bree: Not a cure across the board - but I chatted to David (re: Everything) and he offered this



To disable all context menu shell extensions in Everything:
Copy and paste the following into your Everything search box:
/context_menu_shell_extensions=0
Press ENTER in your Everything search box.
If successful, context_menu_shell_extensions=0 is shown in the status bar for a few seconds.

It provides a rightclcik (not perhaps the big one you used to have- but is seems to hold that up - meanwhile I am using the new fangled windoes explorer - and clciking two or three tabs - so I have three panes - though slightly more cumbersome than the old dual panes. I began with Norton Commander in DOS in the 1980s... moved to EF Commander in its early days. I guess this old dog will have to learn new tricks until somehting is done.
 

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