2 Ways to Disable the Show More Options Context Menu in Windows 11

Method 1: Revert to Old Context Menu Using Command Prompt

Command Prompt is a command-line interpreter that lets you perform various complicated tasks on your PC with a few text commands. You can use it to disable the “Show more options” menu and revert to the classic Windows 10 context menu.

Step 1: Click the search icon on the taskbar, type cmd in the box, and select Run as administrator.

Step 2: In the console, paste the following command and press Enter:

reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve

Once you run the above command, you should see a message that says, “The operation completed successfully.” You’ll have to restart your PC for the changes to take effect. Alternatively, you can also restart the Windows Explorer process to apply changes.

If you ever change your mind and want to return to the “Show more options” menu in Windows 11, run the following command in Command Prompt and restart your PC.

reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" /f​

Method 2: Revert to Old Context Menu With the Registry Editor

Another way to disable the “Show more options” menu in Windows 11 is to use the Registry Editor. For that, you must create a couple of registry keys.

Step 1: Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box. Type regedit in the Open field and press Enter.

Step 2: In the Registry Editor window, paste the following path in the address bar at the top and press Enter. This will take you to the CLSID key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID

Step 3: Right-click on the CLSID key > go to New > select Key > give it the following name.

{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}

Step 4: Right-click on the newly created key > go to New > select Key. Name it InprocServer32.

Step 5: Within the InprocServer32 key, double-click the Default value on your right. In the Edit String window, leave the value data field blank and click OK.

After you complete the above steps, restart your PC. Following that, you should see the old context menu when you right-click on a file or folder on Windows.

If you want to undo the above change at any point, repeat the same steps and expand the CLSID key. Then, right-click on the following key and select Delete.

{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}