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Windows 11 introduced a streamlined, modern context menu, replacing the detailed, multi-layered right-click menu familiar to users of Windows 10 and earlier. While this design is cleaner, many power users and professionals find it inefficient, as it hides frequently used options behind a "Show more options" button.
Manually editing the registry, especially CLSID entries, can cause software to malfunction, fail to start, or introduce system instability. Always export the registry key before modifying it: Are you dealing with any other you want to revert
HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86CA1AA0-34AA-4E8B-A509-50C905BAE2A2\InprocServer32
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To understand this, let's look at the default Windows 11 behavior. When you right-click a file or folder in File Explorer, you see a simplified menu with icons for common actions like cut, copy, paste, rename, and delete. Many traditional options are hidden behind a "Show more options" entry. This new menu is not just a visual change; it is powered by a COM object defined at the system level. This is registered under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2 and points to a system file: %SystemRoot%\System32\Windows.UI.FileExplorer.dll . Manually editing the registry, especially CLSID entries, can
Name this new key exactly: 86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2
reg delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2" /f Use code with caution. When you right-click a file or folder in