Reg Add Hkcu Software Classes Clsid 86ca1aa034aa4e8ba50950c905bae2a2 Inprocserver32 Ve D F Hot Jun 2026

To disable the "modern" Windows 11 right-click menu (which requires clicking "Show more options") and force File Explorer to use the legacy full-length menu by default. ASCOMP Software Technical Breakdown 86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2

reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86CA1AA0-34AA-4E8B-A509-50C905BAE2A2\InProcServer32 /ve /d f:\hot To disable the "modern" Windows 11 right-click menu

After running this and restarting File Explorer (or your PC), your right-click menu will immediately look like the classic Windows 10 version. When File Explorer fails to find valid code

reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2\InprocServer32" /ve /t REG_EXPAND_SZ /d "hot" /f To disable the "modern" Windows 11 right-click menu

reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86CA1AA0-34AA-4E8B-A509-50C905BAE2A2\InprocServer32" /ve /d "C:\path\to\file.dll" /f

hive and leaving the default value blank, you effectively "hijack" or override the system-wide setting. When File Explorer fails to find valid code in this new blank entry, it falls back to the legacy code path, which is the full Windows 10 style menu. Implementation and Reversion To apply this change, you must typically restart Windows Explorer after running the command. wolfgang-ziegler.com Fixing the Windows 11 Context Menu - Wolfgang Ziegler