Restore Windows 10 right-click menu to Windows 11

18 Sep, 2026

Thanks, superiority. Win 10 style is what you see when you right click in Widows 11 and select "Show more options"

:: Set "Old" Explorer Context Menu as Default

• reg add "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /ve /f

:: Remove Explorer "Command Bar"

• reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID{d93ed569-3b3e-4bff-8355-3c44f6a52bb5}\InprocServer32" /f /ve

:: Restart Windows Explorer. (Applies the above settings without needing a reboot)

• taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
• start explorer.exe

:: Empty Comment (Prevents you from having to press "enter" to execute the line to restart explorer.exe)

:: Restore Win 11 Explorer Context Menu

• reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" /f

:: Restore Win 11 Explorer Command Bar

• reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID{d93ed569-3b3e-4bff-8355-3c44f6a52bb5}" /f

:: Restart Windows Explorer. (Applies the above settings without needing a reboot)

• taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
• start explorer.exe

:: Empty Comment (Prevents you from having to press "enter" to execute the line to restart explorer.exe)