Learn how to add File Attributes options to the Context Menu and set or change File Attributes quickly using the context menu in Windows.

Add File name extensions to Context Menu To add the ‘File name extensions’ option in the context menu on Windows, the user has to make use of the Windows 10 Registry Editor.

The full right-click context menu in File Explorer can be restored in Windows 11 with a specific code and an unusual and slightly tricky hack of the Windows Registry File.

Permanently enable the classic context menu Using the Registry Editor If you want the classic-style context menu to be the default going forward, you can do this by modifying the Windows registry.

With the right code and edits to the Registry File, you can add access to the Control Panel directly into Windows 11 File Explorer.

If you don’t want to edit your registry manually, How-To Geek has some simple registry hacks you can run to automatically add or remove Control Panel to your context menu at the source link below.

The How-To Geek weblog details how to clean up your messy Windows context menu using a variety of methods, from manual registry hacks to using the simple, previously mentioned ShellExView.