Press . You should see a message stating: The operation completed successfully. Step 3: Restart File Explorer

: Short for HKEY_CURRENT_USER . This ensures the change only applies to your account, requiring no administrative privileges.

Paste this: reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2\InprocServer32" /f /ve Restart Explorer or your PC. Done. No more extra clicks. 🖱️✨

Unlike UI customization apps (like StartAllBack or ExplorerPatcher), this method uses native Windows functionality. It consumes zero background system resources and presents no third-party security vulnerabilities.

Windows 11 introduced a redesigned right-click context menu that prioritizes a minimalist look. While visually modern, this change hides many traditional options behind an extra click via the "Show more options" button.

If you want to return to the modern Windows 11 look, run this command to delete the key you created: reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2" /f

reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2" /f Use code with caution.

The context menu will not change until you refresh the Windows user interface shell. You can choose one of two ways to apply the fix: Option A: Restart File Explorer via Task Manager Press to launch the Task Manager. Locate Windows Explorer under the Processes tab. Right-click Windows Explorer and select Restart .

reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86CA1AA0-34AA-4E8B-A509-50C905BAE2A2\InProcServer32" /ve /t REG_SZ /d "" /f