Disable/Enable classic right click menu on windows 11

If you get an error when modifying the registry either

- In regedit,

- In command prompt,

- Or as a registry script file.

then it probably means you are using a fresh installation of windows 11, in which case
please follow these steps to proceed:

1:  Open the start menu.

2:  Type in 'regedit'.

3:  Right click on 'Registry Editor'.

4:  Click 'Run as administrator'.

5:  If prompted to continue, click 'Yes'.

6:  The Registry Editor should now open, now for:

   1 (If wanting to change the right click context menu for all users):

      1.1:  Navigate to:
            Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.

      1.2:  Right click/long tap on the key in the left-hand pane called {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.

      1.3:  Click on 'Permissions...'.

      1.4:  Click on 'Advanced'.

      1.5:  Where it says 'Owner:' click on 'Change'.

      1.6:  In the box where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type your username.

      1.7:  If you don't know your username type 'whoami' into command prompt then copy it back into the input box.

      1.8:  Click 'Ok'.

      1.9:  Now ensure that the 'Replace owner on subcontainers and objects' checkbox is ticked.

      1.10: Click 'Apply'.

      1.11: Click 'Ok'.

      1.12: Now back in the 'Permissions for...' dialog box, click 'Advanced'.

      1.12: In the 'Advanced Security Settings for...' dialog box, click 'Add...'.

      1.13: Click on 'Select a principal'.

      1.14: Where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type in your username again.

      1.15: Click on 'Ok'.

      1.16: Ensure that the 'Type:' drop down selection is set to 'Allow'.

      1.17: Ensure that the 'Applies to:' drop down selection is set to 'This key and subkeys'.

      1.18: Click the 'Full Control' checkbox.

      1.19: Click 'Ok'.

	 1.20: Tick the checkbox saying 'Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permissions from this entry'.

      1.21: Click 'Apply'.

      1.22: Click 'OK'.

   2 (If wanting to change the right click context menu for only the current user):

      2.1:  Navigate to:
            Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.

      2.2:  Right click/long tap on the key in the left-hand pane called {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.

      2.3:  Click on 'Permissions...'.

      2.4:  Click on 'Advanced'.

      2.5:  Where it says 'Owner:' click on 'Change'.

      2.6:  In the box where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type your username.

      2.7:  If you don't know your username type 'whoami' into command prompt then copy it back into the input box.

      2.8:  Click 'Ok'.

      2.9:  Now ensure that the 'Replace owner on subcontainers and objects' checkbox is ticked.

      2.10: Click 'Apply'.

      2.11: Click 'Ok'.

      2.12: Now back in the 'Permissions for...' dialog box, click 'Advanced'.

      2.12: In the 'Advanced Security Settings for...' dialog box, click 'Add...'.

      2.13: Click on 'Select a principal'.

      2.14: Where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type in your username again.

      2.15: Click on 'Ok'.

      2.16: Ensure that the 'Type:' drop down selection is set to 'Allow'.

      2.17: Ensure that the 'Applies to:' drop down selection is set to 'This key and subkeys'.

      2.18: Click the 'Full Control' checkbox.

      2.19: Click 'Ok'.

	 2.20: Tick the checkbox saying 'Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permissions from this entry'.

      2.21: Click 'Apply'.

      2.22: Click 'OK'.

   3 (If wanting to change the right click context menu only for a specific user):

      3.1:  First, you need to get the SID (security ID) that is associated with that user's given username.

      3.2:  Open Command Prompt and type:
            WMIC useraccount get domain,name,sid

      3.3:  Hit enter and it should now list the hostname of the computer in which that user account resides,
            the username, and the SID of that username.

      3.4:  Next, back in regedit, navigate to: Navigate to:
            Computer\HKEY_USERS\

      3.5:  Now comparing the output of command prompt, find the correct key in the left-hand pane of regedit.

      3.6:  Next navigate to \Software\Classes\CLSID\{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.

      3.6:  Right click/long tap on the key in the left-hand pane called {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}\.

      3.7:  Click on 'Permissions...'.

      3.8:  Click on 'Advanced'.

      3.9:  Where it says 'Owner:' click on 'Change'.

      3.10: In the box where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type your username.

      3.11: If you don't know your username type 'whoami' into command prompt then copy it back into the input box.

      3.12: Click 'Ok'.

      3.13: Now ensure that the 'Replace owner on subcontainers and objects' checkbox is ticked.

      3.14: Click 'Apply'.

      3.15: Click 'Ok'.

      3.16: Now back in the 'Permissions for...' dialog box, click 'Advanced'.

      3.17: In the 'Advanced Security Settings for...' dialog box, click 'Add...'.

      3.18: Click on 'Select a principal'.

      3.19: Where it says 'Enter the object names to select' type in your username again.

      3.10: Click on 'Ok'.

      3.20: Ensure that the 'Type:' drop down selection is set to 'Allow'.

      3.21: Ensure that the 'Applies to:' drop down selection is set to 'This key and subkeys'.

      3.22: Click the 'Full Control' checkbox.

      3.23: Click 'Ok'.

      3.24: Tick the checkbox saying 'Replace all child object permission entries with inheritable permissions from this entry'.

      3.25: Click 'Apply'.

      3.26: Click 'OK'.

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.