Restore the classic Windows 10-style right-click context menu on Windows 11 with a single click.
This is a lightweight, open-source utility written in Python that safely enables or restores the Windows 11 context menu by modifying only the current user's registry settings.
👉 https://github.com/methimi/Windows-11-Right-Click-Menu-Old/releases
👉 Windows 11 Right-Click Menu Fix.zip
No installation required.
- ✅ Enable the classic Windows 10 context menu
- ✅ Restore the default Windows 11 context menu
- ✅ One-click operation
- ✅ No installation required
- ✅ No administrator privileges required
- ✅ Safe and reversible
- ✅ Open source
- ✅ Standalone EXE available
| Before | After |
|---|---|
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The application creates or removes the following registry key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
└── Software
└── Classes
└── CLSID
└── {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}
└── InprocServer32
After applying the change, Windows Explorer is automatically restarted so the new context menu takes effect immediately.
Only the current user's registry is modified.
No system files are changed.
This application:
- Does not collect any data
- Does not connect to the Internet
- Does not modify Windows system files
- Only edits a single registry location under HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Can restore the original Windows 11 context menu at any time
| Windows Version | Supported |
|---|---|
| Windows 11 21H2 | ✅ |
| Windows 11 22H2 | ✅ |
| Windows 11 23H2 | ✅ |
| Windows 11 24H2 | ✅ |
| Future Windows 11 versions | Expected* |
*Microsoft may change this registry behavior in future Windows updates.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
Feel free to use, modify and distribute it.
Contributions, bug reports and feature requests are always welcome.
If you find this project useful, consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub.
This software is provided as is, without warranty of any kind.
Although it only modifies a single user registry key, you use this software at your own risk.
The executable has been scanned with VirusTotal.
VirusTotal Report: https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/1d4ae1c2536813c86c000a0bf25697017770ba2a881480af99fa24762eac8ab4?nocache=1
You can also build the application yourself from the source code.
Made with ❤️ for the Windows community.