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. Anonymous
    2024-10-27T19:25:32+00:00

    Doesn't work for MY newly upgraded Win 11 Pro.

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  2. Les Ferch 10,366 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-10-27T20:51:37+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.

    Maybe you entered the command at a PowerShell prompt instead of a Cmd prompt? That would result in a error.

    The command you posted as being correct (the one with quotes at each end) will produce this error at a Cmd prompt:

    The system cannot find the path specified.

    At a PowerShell prompt, it will echo back that string but not do anything.

    The command posted by EmilyS726 is correct for a Cmd prompt, but the /d "" part is superfluous and it should be run in a normal Cmd console. There's no need to Run as Administrator and that will result in the wrong profile being changed if your account is a Standard user.

    The command can be simplified to the following and should be run at a normal Cmd prompt:

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

    Note: For anyone struggling with the command line, you may also use my free SwitchExplorer tool to apply the setting for you.

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-01T18:51:23+00:00

    your request has been answered in the 24H2 update!

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-01-23T08:42:45+00:00

    Completely new to 11 but stumbled on this "ERROR" immediately. And why can't I select text like paths in file details, shall I grab pen and paper or start notepad, if I can find it, to write it down. Pure meddlesomeness (ANGRY)

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  5. Les Ferch 10,366 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-01-23T14:02:37+00:00

    I'm also not a fan of the new context menu, but there is a handy item there labelled Copy as Path. That actually also exists in Windows 10 when you right-click with the Shift key held down. It's the easiest way to get a file path.

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