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Windows 11 right click explorer menu - Show More as Default

Anonymous
2022-08-10T17:02:09+00:00

Hello!

I cannot stand the new drop down when I right click on a file. Could you please update windows 11 so we can set the show more option as the default?

Thank you!

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Anonymous
2022-08-10T17:53:47+00:00

Hi Brie,

You can use a small registry hack to revert to the classic context menu if you're not fond of Windows 11's fast context menu.

  1. Open a Command Prompt window.
  2. Type the following command line and press Enter: 
     reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32 /ve /d "" /f

See also: Get Back Classic (Full) Context Menu in Windows 11

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-12-08T09:57:26+00:00

    It's rather sad that Windows 11 requires registry editing for basic functionally. Good job Microsoft for making it more complicated while going for a more user friendly experience.

    I don't understand why they are so set on touch functionality. The last thing I want while working is constantly having to lift my arms, and a greasy screen.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-10-11T18:05:21+00:00

    I don't mind the UX improvements for regular people. Just appreciate the ability to undo some of the changes when they are not helpful to my productivity. The context menu hiding and the start menu custom grouping loss were a pia when they disappeared. Thankfully both are back, by design or with tweaks.

    I personally loved the old start menu. I always had mine go full screen when clicked on and ditched all the MS default stuff and made my own groups. I have now grown accustomed to the new Start menu and it works pretty well albeit once the custom folders returned (phew!).

    I know that most "regular" users I encountered never really leveraged the full start menu properly from what I could tell. Not to say they should get rid of it, but just that most users probably don't feel the pain we do as they don't really appreciate how to use the tools. I know it was like a good few hours (days?) to re-customize a PC when installing a fresh OS for me, and most people it is just configure email, login with Google and/or Outlook.

    And I'm really trying to adapt wherever possible as it becomes really painful down the road if you successfully fight it for too long, once the gig is up :-).

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-11-25T18:17:46+00:00

    This will create problems with the OS. The Desktop crashes!

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