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Disable/Enable classic right click menu on windows 11

Dec 29th, 2022 (edited)
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  1. If you get an error when modifying the registry either
  2.  
  3. - In regedit,
  4.  
  5. - In command prompt,
  6.  
  7. - Or as a registry script file.
  8.  
  9. then it probably means you are using a fresh installation of windows 11, in which case
  10. please follow these steps to proceed:
  11.  
  12. 1: Open the start menu.
  13.  
  14. 2: Type in 'regedit'.
  15.  
  16. 3: Right click on 'Registry Editor'.
  17.  
  18. 4: Click 'Run as administrator'.
  19.  
  20. 5: If prompted to continue, click 'Yes'.
  21.  
  22. 6: The Registry Editor should now open, now for:
  23.  
  24. 1 (If wanting to change the right click context menu for all users):
  25.  
  26. 1.1: Navigate to:
  27. Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.
  28.  
  29. 1.2: Right click/long tap on the key in the left-hand pane called {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.
  30.  
  31. 1.3: Click on 'Permissions...'.
  32.  
  33. 1.4: Click on 'Advanced'.
  34.  
  35. 1.5: Where it says 'Owner:' click on 'Change'.
  36.  
  37. 1.6: In the box where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type your username.
  38.  
  39. 1.7: If you don't know your username type 'whoami' into command prompt then copy it back into the input box.
  40.  
  41. 1.8: Click 'Ok'.
  42.  
  43. 1.9: Now ensure that the 'Replace owner on subcontainers and objects' checkbox is ticked.
  44.  
  45. 1.10: Click 'Apply'.
  46.  
  47. 1.11: Click 'Ok'.
  48.  
  49. 1.12: Now back in the 'Permissions for...' dialog box, click 'Advanced'.
  50.  
  51. 1.12: In the 'Advanced Security Settings for...' dialog box, click 'Add...'.
  52.  
  53. 1.13: Click on 'Select a principal'.
  54.  
  55. 1.14: Where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type in your username again.
  56.  
  57. 1.15: Click on 'Ok'.
  58.  
  59. 1.16: Ensure that the 'Type:' drop down selection is set to 'Allow'.
  60.  
  61. 1.17: Ensure that the 'Applies to:' drop down selection is set to 'This key and subkeys'.
  62.  
  63. 1.18: Click the 'Full Control' checkbox.
  64.  
  65. 1.19: Click 'Ok'.
  66.  
  67. 1.20: Tick the checkbox saying 'Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permissions from this entry'.
  68.  
  69. 1.21: Click 'Apply'.
  70.  
  71. 1.22: Click 'OK'.
  72.  
  73. 2 (If wanting to change the right click context menu for only the current user):
  74.  
  75. 2.1: Navigate to:
  76. Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.
  77.  
  78. 2.2: Right click/long tap on the key in the left-hand pane called {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.
  79.  
  80. 2.3: Click on 'Permissions...'.
  81.  
  82. 2.4: Click on 'Advanced'.
  83.  
  84. 2.5: Where it says 'Owner:' click on 'Change'.
  85.  
  86. 2.6: In the box where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type your username.
  87.  
  88. 2.7: If you don't know your username type 'whoami' into command prompt then copy it back into the input box.
  89.  
  90. 2.8: Click 'Ok'.
  91.  
  92. 2.9: Now ensure that the 'Replace owner on subcontainers and objects' checkbox is ticked.
  93.  
  94. 2.10: Click 'Apply'.
  95.  
  96. 2.11: Click 'Ok'.
  97.  
  98. 2.12: Now back in the 'Permissions for...' dialog box, click 'Advanced'.
  99.  
  100. 2.12: In the 'Advanced Security Settings for...' dialog box, click 'Add...'.
  101.  
  102. 2.13: Click on 'Select a principal'.
  103.  
  104. 2.14: Where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type in your username again.
  105.  
  106. 2.15: Click on 'Ok'.
  107.  
  108. 2.16: Ensure that the 'Type:' drop down selection is set to 'Allow'.
  109.  
  110. 2.17: Ensure that the 'Applies to:' drop down selection is set to 'This key and subkeys'.
  111.  
  112. 2.18: Click the 'Full Control' checkbox.
  113.  
  114. 2.19: Click 'Ok'.
  115.  
  116. 2.20: Tick the checkbox saying 'Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permissions from this entry'.
  117.  
  118. 2.21: Click 'Apply'.
  119.  
  120. 2.22: Click 'OK'.
  121.  
  122. 3 (If wanting to change the right click context menu only for a specific user):
  123.  
  124. 3.1: First, you need to get the SID (security ID) that is associated with that user's given username.
  125.  
  126. 3.2: Open Command Prompt and type:
  127. WMIC useraccount get domain,name,sid
  128.  
  129. 3.3: Hit enter and it should now list the hostname of the computer in which that user account resides,
  130. the username, and the SID of that username.
  131.  
  132. 3.4: Next, back in regedit, navigate to: Navigate to:
  133. Computer\HKEY_USERS\
  134.  
  135. 3.5: Now comparing the output of command prompt, find the correct key in the left-hand pane of regedit.
  136.  
  137. 3.6: Next navigate to \Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.
  138.  
  139. 3.6: Right click/long tap on the key in the left-hand pane called {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.
  140.  
  141. 3.7: Click on 'Permissions...'.
  142.  
  143. 3.8: Click on 'Advanced'.
  144.  
  145. 3.9: Where it says 'Owner:' click on 'Change'.
  146.  
  147. 3.10: In the box where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type your username.
  148.  
  149. 3.11: If you don't know your username type 'whoami' into command prompt then copy it back into the input box.
  150.  
  151. 3.12: Click 'Ok'.
  152.  
  153. 3.13: Now ensure that the 'Replace owner on subcontainers and objects' checkbox is ticked.
  154.  
  155. 3.14: Click 'Apply'.
  156.  
  157. 3.15: Click 'Ok'.
  158.  
  159. 3.16: Now back in the 'Permissions for...' dialog box, click 'Advanced'.
  160.  
  161. 3.17: In the 'Advanced Security Settings for...' dialog box, click 'Add...'.
  162.  
  163. 3.18: Click on 'Select a principal'.
  164.  
  165. 3.19: Where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type in your username again.
  166.  
  167. 3.10: Click on 'Ok'.
  168.  
  169. 3.20: Ensure that the 'Type:' drop down selection is set to 'Allow'.
  170.  
  171. 3.21: Ensure that the 'Applies to:' drop down selection is set to 'This key and subkeys'.
  172.  
  173. 3.22: Click the 'Full Control' checkbox.
  174.  
  175. 3.23: Click 'Ok'.
  176.  
  177. 3.24: Tick the checkbox saying 'Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permissions from this entry'.
  178.  
  179. 3.25: Click 'Apply'.
  180.  
  181. 3.26: Click 'OK'.
  182.  
  183. 7: Now Proceed back into the video on how to change the registry values in order to enable or disable the classic right click menu.
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