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. Les Ferch 10,366 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-10-03T23:00:35+00:00

    Thanks for the feedback on stupid Win 11 Context Menu but not sure what to do re ImprocServer32 (Reg file)?

    If you would like something simpler, you can use this free tool I wrote:

    https://lesferch.github.io/SwitchExplorer/

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-04T03:18:15+00:00

    Just migrated over from Windows 10. I agree... PITA!

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-09T10:00:24+00:00

    Yes annoying fix it now

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-26T17:39:37+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.

    Yep... this works... thanks

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-27T16:13:59+00:00

    The text as written does NOT function.

    This is the one that has problems.

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

    The correct version is:

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

    The quotes need to be at the beginning and the end. After I made the modifications, the problem was resolved.

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