: Sets the default value of the key to be blank, which instructs Windows to disable the "modern" UI components for the right-click menu.
(Restart your computer afterward).
This method works on Windows 11, including the 22H2 and 23H2 updates, and has been a reliable solution since the OS's release in 2021. : Sets the default value of the key
Modifying the wrong CLSID can break:
Security detection tools, such as Splunk, have specific analytics to detect the addition of new InProcServer32 keys precisely because of this widespread abuse. Advanced persistent threat (APT) groups like "RomCom" have even been observed using COM hijacking of PSFactoryBuffer COM interfaces to gain persistence by storing malicious DLLs. Modifying the wrong CLSID can break: Security detection
This is a well-known tweak for Windows 11 . It disables the new "modern" context menu (which hides options behind a "Show more options" button) and restores the classic, full context menu (right-click menu) from Windows 10.
In a normal COM registration, the (Default) value of the InprocServer32 key would contain the full path to a valid DLL file. However, with the command reg add ... /ve , we are deliberately providing a file path. This creates an empty, or "dummy," key. It disables the new "modern" context menu (which
: Forces the command to execute without prompting you for confirmation.