How to Get the Old Right-Click Menu Back in Windows 11 - No Registry Edits

Skip "Show more options" for good — no registry edits, no command line.

Quick answer: For a single right-click, choose Show more options or press Shift+F10. To make the classic menu permanent without editing the registry, open Productivity Plus Pack's Settings, select Context Menu+ and switch File Explorer to the classic menu. Switch back the same way any time, and turn off entries you never use.

Windows 11's compact right-click menu keeps things tidy, but many commands you rely on sit behind "Show more options". The usual fix is a registry edit or a command you paste into CMD or PowerShell.

Context Menu+ from Productivity Plus Pack lets you switch to the classic (full) menu — or back — with a setting, and clear out the entries you never use.

Step by step

  1. Open Settings. Install Productivity Plus Pack and open its Settings app.
  2. Go to Context Menu+. Select Context Menu+ in Settings.
  3. Choose the classic menu. Switch File Explorer to the classic (full) context menu. Switch back to the modern menu the same way any time.
  4. Clear the clutter (optional). In the Modern and Classic sections, turn off entries you never use — from other apps or from Productivity Plus Pack itself. Explorer needs to restart for these changes to take effect.

Ways to do it

Use what's built into Windows, the tools you already have, or Productivity Plus Pack — they work well together.

Built into Windows

Select Show more options at the bottom of the menu, or press Shift+F10, to open the full classic menu for that one right-click.

With PowerToys

PowerToys adds useful right-click entries such as PowerRename and Image Resizer. Context Menu+ lets you decide which of them show up.

With Productivity Plus Pack

Context Menu+ makes your choice permanent, removes the entries you don't need, and lets you design each menu — even for the Start button and taskbar. Commands+ adds your own commands.

Frequently Asked Questions

More about Context Menu+ · Full Context Menu+ guide · Read: The Complete Guide to the Windows 11 Right-Click Menu · More how-to guides

Do I need regedit, CMD or PowerShell?

No. You switch between the classic and modern menu in the Settings app, and you can switch back at any time.

Can I remove entries that other apps add?

Yes. Turn off individual entries from any app in the Modern and Classic sections of Context Menu+ in Settings, then restart Explorer.

Can I add my own commands?

Yes. Custom right-click commands - with names, icons, variables, prompts and hotkeys - are managed under Commands+ in Settings.

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