{"id":16747,"date":"2021-10-09T14:48:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-09T13:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=16747"},"modified":"2021-10-09T14:48:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T13:48:57","slug":"windows-11-return-to-the-classic-context-menu-in-explorer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/16747\/windows-11-return-to-the-classic-context-menu-in-explorer\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 11 &#8211; return to the classic context menu in Explorer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 11 brings a new context menu in the Explorer, this appears tidy, but many options are no longer visible, or only when you click on &#8220;Show more options&#8221;. How can I restore the old context menu in Windows 11?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>With Windows 11 there are numerous visual changes, for example a new context menu in Windows Explorer. Admittedly, this is much tidier, since there are only a few entries. However, many entries are also missing for the time being, e.g. from programs like 7zip, TortoiseSVN and other software.<\/p>\n<p>The classic context menu with all options only appears when you click on &#8220;Show more options&#8221;.  <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"372\" height=\"423\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_1.png 372w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_1-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 372px) 100vw, 372px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I like the new menu visually, but practically it is not. I work a lot with software which has built in menu, Visual Studio Code, version control, 7zip etc.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/16747\/windows-11-return-to-the-classic-context-menu-in-explorer\/#Classical_context_menu_in_Windows_11\" >Classical context menu in Windows 11<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/16747\/windows-11-return-to-the-classic-context-menu-in-explorer\/#Back_to_the_Windows_11_standard_context_menu\" >Back to the Windows 11 standard context menu<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/16747\/windows-11-return-to-the-classic-context-menu-in-explorer\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Classical_context_menu_in_Windows_11\"><\/span>Classical context menu in Windows 11<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Fortunately, the old menu can be restored. To do this, one feels the following command in the command prompt with admin rights.<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nreg add \"HKCU\\Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\\InprocServer32\" \/f \/ve\r\n<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"167\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_2.png 1000w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_2-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_2-768x128.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will create a new entry in the registry for us, if you like you can do this manually.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"653\" height=\"284\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_3.png 653w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_3-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 653px) 100vw, 653px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The result:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"387\" height=\"423\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_4.png 387w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/context_4-274x300.png 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Back_to_the_Windows_11_standard_context_menu\"><\/span>Back to the Windows 11 standard context menu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If one would like nevertheless back in the new context menu, this is at any time possible. For this purpose, only the new key must be removed again, either with the following command or simply via the registry editor.<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nreg delete \"HKCU\\Software\\Classes\\CLSID\\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\" \/f\r\n<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The new menu is well-intentioned, clear and only a few entries. However, it would have been better to have a way to clean up the previous menu more easily, for example via the settings and the ability to throw out entries. Indeed, it is sometimes annoying when any software enters there without being asked, but simply hiding everything is somehow also not an option.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows 11 brings a new context menu in the Explorer, this appears tidy, but many options are no longer visible,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1555],"tags":[1644,1559,1558],"class_list":["post-16747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-en","tag-explorer-en","tag-tutorial-en","tag-windows-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16747","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16747"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16747\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}