If you are familiar with Windows 10 and previous versions, you might find it challenging to navigate through the new right-click menu in Windows 11. The right-click menu has changed in Windows 11. And it has moved some basic options underneath another option called ‘Show More Options’. The copy, cut, rename, delete, and share options have been replaced with icons. For those users who use the Right-Click Menu more often, it isn’t easy to click on options with the same functionality that could do with fewer clicks in Windows 10. Do not worry! In the following article, you will learn an easy way to enable the Windows 10 context /Right-Click menu in Windows 11.

There is an easy way to bring back the old Right-Click context menu in Windows 11 using the following two methods.

Using Registry Editor (Graphically)

The first method to enable the Windows 10 context menu in windows 11 is to modify the Registry Editor. To start changing the registry editor, search it on the search box or type Regedit in the Run box. Then click ok, and allow the user account to make changes.

Then, navigate to this path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\CLASSES\CLSID\

You can navigate it manually from COMPUTER to HKEY_Current_USER, then to SOFTWARE, then to CLASSES, then to CLSID. Alternatively, copy the path and past it in the registry editor’s address bar.

Third, right click on the CLSID folder, then click on New >Key and give this name {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2} to your new registry key.

Finally, create a new sub-registry key with the InprocServer32 name on the same new registry key you created recently.

After the new sub-registry key is created, double click on it; on the right side section, you see a file named (Default), double click on that default value and set its value to blank, and press ok.

Now you just set it up and restart your computer; after the restart, you will see the classic context menu.

If you want to restore to Windows 11, Right-Click Menu, right-click on the registry key you created and press the delete button.

Using Command Prompt

Alternatively, you can enable the Windows 10 Right-Click menu via the command prompt. At the start, menu, find the command prompt app and run it as administrator if you want the changes to affect all the users.

Now, write this command and press enter: reg add “HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\InprocServer32” /f /ve

If the command is correct, you will see “The operation completed successfully” in the second line.

Note: copy the above command and past it in the command prompt to avoid possible mistakes.

In the end, restart your system, and after the restart, you will see the old Right-Click Menu from Windows 10. After some time, if your mind changed and you want to restore Windows 11, Right-Click the menu, open the command prompt, and write this command this time: reg.exe delete “HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}” /f

The new context menu in Windows 11 might not be as smooth as the context menu that we were using in windows 10. Those who are not happy with the new right-click menu can easily change it in a few steps using the above methods. If you are curious about what more is new in Windows 11, visit 8 new cool features in Windows 11

If you have not installed Windows 11 yet, you can download it from the link below and install it now.

Free Download Windows 11 ISO File

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Free up your computer’s hard disk spaces by clearing the Windows 10 temporary files. To delete Windows 10 temporary files, you need to follow the below guide. And before deleting Windows 10 temporary files, you need to know something about Windows temporary files and cached data.

What are Windows Temporary Files?

Temporary files are cached files created by software in the Windows operating system. Almost all new software and apps create temporary files, and users should clear them manually regularly.

Most temporary data is cached in the root directory of an operating system. In Windows, you can find the Temp folder in the C:\Windows\Temp directory.

In addition to temporary files, Windows and software update files, and system error memory dump files can also take up a lot of space on the system drive.

Did you know that system caches can take up even more hard disk space than the actual Windows system files? Check out the screenshot below of the Temporary Files section. This is how to clear temporary files in the Windows system.

The screenshot of my computer which installed Windows 10 shows 84GB of temporary files. Now you can understand how much space the temporary files reserved from a Windows system drive.

Delete Windows 10 Temporary Files & Cached Files

So let’s try to clear it using Windows Cleanup Wizard which is a Windows built-in tool.

1. Open This PC or File Explorer in Windows 10 and for other Windows (My Computer) and right-click the local drive where Windows has been installed. Then click Properties to open the “Local Disk (C:) Properties.” In my computer, drive C is the Windows directory.

2. When the local disk properties open, click the Disk Cleanup on the General tab.

3. The disk cleanup will open and be trying to calculate the temporary and cache files on the system. It will take a few minutes, depending on your Windows 10 system speed.

4. On the Disk Cleanup of the system drive, selects all listed files to delete. The Downloaded program files, Temporary Internet Files, Recycle Bin, Temporary files, and Thumbnails, and then click the Clean up system files button.

5. On this page select all list of system cleanup files and then click OK to delete Windows 10 temporary files. You can see some temporary files folder by clicking the View Files button. The largest folders are Windows Update files and temporary files which are 84.0 GB.

6. Just click Delete Files when asking you, are you sure you want to delete these files permanently?

The disk cleaning-up process will take time and be patient until the system finishes the task. Don’t cancel it. If Windows 10 won’t delete temporary files or remove temporary files Windows 10 not working? Just comment us in the command box.

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