Windows 11's Right Click Context Menu has got to go.

Anonymous
2024-02-29T16:22:53+00:00

This is the most terrible, stupid, and annoying thing Microsoft has ever designed into a UI.

They've completely abandoned us power users here, and even normal users.

Get rid of that stupid 'Show more Options' button and give us everything relevant to the element we're right clicking at the start, or give us an option to toggle it off so everyone gets the best of both worlds.

Having to use third party tools to hack up the UI to bring back the Windows 10 context menu is an atrocious bandaid many have been applying to fix this.

What would be even more amazing, which baffles me isn't an easily accessable thing, is the option to EDIT your right click context menu, and to uninstall / disable things that some programs attach to it.

Come on Microsoft.. at this rate, Windows 12 will be the curse of the computing world.

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  1. EmilyS726 269.3K Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2024-02-29T16:57:07+00:00

    Hello, this is Emily.

    I echo you, having a toggle would have been nice from Settings.

    For now, to show those options by default will have to go through registry.

    You can run your Command Prompt in admin mode, then run this command:

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

    Then restart the Explorer or Windows.

    That should disable the "show more options" and give you the full list.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T15:45:34+00:00

    I have that registry setting configured, but I still get the garbage Windows 11 context menus. I am on:

    Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

    Version 10.0.22631 Build 22631

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-07T16:25:22+00:00

    My notes that show I have successfully used this command -

    reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" /f

    That is a per user setting and does not require that the command prompt be run as Admin.

    Alternatively, this can be set with Win Aero Tweaker (a non Microsoft program) https://winaero.com/

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-04-02T19:20:31+00:00

    Hello, this is Emily.

    I echo you, having a toggle would have been nice from Settings.

    For now, to show those options by default will have to go through registry.

    You can run your Command Prompt in admin mode, then run this command:

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

    Then restart the Explorer or Windows.

    That should disable the "show more options" and give you the full list.

    It works Emily. Thanks so much for your help and assistance.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-06-13T22:00:48+00:00

    This command did not work for my Win 11 version:

    C:\Windows\System32>reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" /f

    ERROR: The system was unable to find the specified registry key or value.

    However, the Weyburn Doug command did complete successfully.

    I am running Win 11 Pro 22631.3737

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