Microsoft - Restore full context menu on Windows 11

Microsoft - Restore full context menu on Windows 11

Problem

A Windows 11 user encounters a problem where some options they access frequently are only availalbe after select more options in the context in Winbdows File Explorer making tasks lengthier to complete.

Applies to

  1. Windows 11

Resolution

In Windows 11 Microsoft decided to only show an abreviated list of options in File Explorer context menu.  This means that some options a user needs to access are hidden behind the More Options menu.  Use the steps below to restore the full context menu that displays all available options.

Using the mouse

  1. Click Windows button and type to search Command Prompt.
  2. Then right click Command Prompt and choose Run As Administrator.
  3. At the Command Prompt window copy/type the following command line, then press ENTER:

    reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32 /ve /d "" /f

Using the keyboard

  1. Press Windows key to open start menu, then search Command Prompt.
  2. Press SHIFT+F10 on Command Prompt result then press down arrow to highlight Run As Administrator, then press ENTER.
  3. At the Command Prompt window copy/type the following command line, then press ENTER and close the window after the command completes:

    reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer