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Title: Restore Full Menus to Windows 11 - Bypass the Need to Click Show More Options
Post by: rsutter on January 31, 2024, 06:52:33 PM

Hello All,
Long ago, I set up my Windows 11 computer so that right clicking showed all options initially instead of having to click Show More Options
I recently added a new computer and couldn't remember what I did to accomplish this.  It's a simple fix.  Open the Terminal as Administrator and paste in the text shown in bold on the next line.
reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve

While there are other ways to accomplish this, the one shown is the shortest and least complicated.

For a more detailed explanation see
https://www.digitalcitizen.life/restore-old-right-click-menu-windows-11/
Ralph Sutter

Title: Re: Restore Full Menus to Windows 11 - Bypass the Need to Click Show More Options
Post by: Alan J. Raul on January 31, 2024, 09:04:25 PM

I have been using a REG file for many years. I always keep a copy in my "Toolbox" folder for future Windows installations. You just click on the REG file and it's entered into the Windows Registry.

https://nerdschalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/win-11-old-right-click-context-menu-reg-hack.zip (https://nerdschalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/win-11-old-right-click-context-menu-reg-hack.zip)

https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-fix-windows-11-right-click-menu-to-show-more-options-like-windows-10/ (https://nerdschalk.com/how-to-fix-windows-11-right-click-menu-to-show-more-options-like-windows-10/)