The new context menu in Windows 11 Explorer looks clean, but many applications are not yet integrated into it. I often have to click "Show more options" to access tools like 7-Zip, Notepad++, and Visual Studio Code. You can restore the old context menu by editing the registry. Open a command prompt and run the following command:
Shell
reg.exe add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32" /f /ve
Then, restart explorer.exe or the machine to apply the change.
To revert to the Windows 11 Explorer context menu, run the following command:
Shell
reg.exe delete "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}" /f
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