Windows 11 introduced a simplified, modern right-click menu that hides many older options behind a "Show more options" button. This registry command disables that new menu by creating a "blank" entry for its controlling software component.
Right-click , select New > Key , and name it 86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2 [1]. Windows 11 introduced a simplified, modern right-click menu
The changes will not appear immediately. You must restart the user interface shell. Press to launch the Task Manager. Click on the Processes tab. Scroll down to locate Windows Explorer . Windows 11 introduced a simplified
Name this key exactly: 86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2 Right-click the new key, select , then click Key . Name this subkey: InprocServer32 select New > Key
Restart the Windows Explorer process to see the changes (see instructions below). Method 2: Manual Edit via Registry Editor