Curiosity is an instinct.
Microsofts new Windows operating system Windows 11 has been released for some time.
You may be the one among them.
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If you dont prefer some tweaks, you might change to the classic mode.
How can you move Windows 11 Start Menu to the left side to let it look like Windows 10?
Now 2 simple ways are introduced in this post.

Today, we will focus on the Windows 11 File Explorer.
In File Explorer, you might find the interface is simplified and some options are lacking.
Ribbon and traditional context menu are gone.

In the following part, two simple ways will be introduced to you.
File Explorer will automatically re-launch and you could find the classic File Explorer comes back.
When right-clicking the Desktop, you could get the simplified menu.

To get Windows 10 File Explorer and Desktop classic context menu, follow these instructions.
Create a new text document on the Desktop and name it asClassic.
Open this document and copy & paste the following text to it and then save the file.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FeatureManagement\Overrides\4\586118283]
EnabledState=dword:00000001
EnabledStateOptions=dword:00000001
Variant=dword:00000000
VariantPayload=dword:00000000
VariantPayloadKind=dword:00000000
3.
Change the file extension to.regand you’re able to get a registry file.
Double-click this file, clickYesto give an administrator permission, clickYesandOK.
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Do you know how to disable or turn on the new context menu in Windows 11?
In this post, we will show you two full guides.
Final Words
How can you use Windows 10 File Explorer in Windows 11?
Have a try if you need it.