Windows 11 users know that Microsoft shipped a modern context menu with Windows 11. The modern context menu is not only visually appealing but also clean.
The modern context menu, although it looks neat and clean, lacks several options that are part of the old context menu. Microsoft knows that many users might need to open the old context menu to access missing options and displays a “Show more options” option in the modern context menu so that users can quickly open the old context menu right from the modern context menu to access all the options needed.
However, with the recently released KB KB5127936 update, the modern context menu no longer shows the Show more options in the modern context menu by default. Instead, it displays the Customize menu option at the end of the modern context menu. Microsoft removed Show more options, likely because users can now add Print, Create Shortcut, Rotate Image, Send to, and Copy as path options to the new/modern context menu, which makes the old context menu redundant.
That said, if you often need to access the old context menu, you can consider adding Show more options back to the modern context menu right from Windows 11 Settings.
Here is how to show or hide Show more options in the Windows 11 context menu.
Add the missing Show more options to the context menu in Windows 11
Step 1: Open Windows 11 Settings using search or by right-clicking the Windows logo icon on the taskbar (the Start button) and then clicking the Settings option.
Step 2: On the left pane, click Personalization. Now, on the right side, click the Context menu option.
NOTE: The context menu customization feature is being rolled out as a gradual update and might not be available on all PCs yet.
Step 3: Finally, turn on the option labeled Show more options to force the context menu to display the Show more options in the context menu.
Use the Shift key to access the old context menu in Windows 11
Did you know that you can access the old context menu without clicking Show more options in the modern context menu? Yes, you can access the old context menu by holding down the Shift key while right-clicking a file or folder in Windows 11, even if Show more options is disabled in Windows 11 Settings.
We recommend using this method to access the old context menu, as it does not require multiple clicks.
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