# Modern way to restore Mp3tag context menu

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/modern-way-to-restore-mp3tag-context-menu/57873
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [July 11, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/modern-way-to-restore-mp3tag-context-menu/57873 "2022-07-11T14:32:07Z")
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### Author: ![tetratheta](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/tetratheta/32/11868_2.png) [@tetratheta](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tetratheta)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2022, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/modern-way-to-restore-mp3tag-context-menu/57873/1 "2022-07-11T14:32:07Z")

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I know that recent version of Mp3tag supports Windows 11's context menu, but I use third-party shell(`StartAllBack`) and somehow, Mp3tag's context menu is gone. I think it is because of some 'customisation' I do, but I don't get what exactly caused Mp3tag's context menu missing. I don't remove such things in my customisation.

After looking into Mp3tag's installation directory(`C:\Program Files\Mp3tag`), I found `Mp3tagShell.msix` file. Inside of that file, I found these lines that related to context menu in `AppxManifest.xml`.

```xml
<Extensions>
<desktop4:Extension Category="windows.fileExplorerContextMenus">
  <desktop4:FileExplorerContextMenus>
	<desktop5:ItemType Type="Directory">
	  <desktop5:Verb Id="Mp3tagShell" Clsid="6351E20C-35FA-4BE3-98FB-4CABF1363E12" />
	</desktop5:ItemType>
	<desktop5:ItemType Type="Directory\Background">
	  <desktop5:Verb Id="Mp3tagShell" Clsid="6351E20C-35FA-4BE3-98FB-4CABF1363E12" />
	</desktop5:ItemType>
	<desktop5:ItemType Type="*">
	  <desktop5:Verb Id="Mp3tagShell" Clsid="6351E20C-35FA-4BE3-98FB-4CABF1363E12" />
	</desktop5:ItemType>
  </desktop4:FileExplorerContextMenus>
</desktop4:Extension>
<com:Extension Category="windows.comServer">
  <com:ComServer>
	<com:SurrogateServer DisplayName="Mp3tag Explorer Shell Extension">
	  <com:Class Id="6351E20C-35FA-4BE3-98FB-4CABF1363E12" Path="Mp3tagShell.dll" ThreadingModel="STA"/>
	</com:SurrogateServer>
  </com:ComServer>
</com:Extension>
</Extensions>

```

I want to re-create context menu with this information. Most of Google search was just re-creating small portion of that context menu, like 'just for `.mp3` file'.

Any help would be appreciated. It seems Mp3tag context menu only appears when right-clicking directory(`Directory`), right-clicking background of directory(`Directory\Background`), right-clicking file(`*`).

Also, what does `Mp3tagShell.dll` do? If it is ok to just open directory/file with `Mp3tag.exe`?

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### Author: ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/modern-way-to-restore-mp3tag-context-menu/57873/2 "2022-07-11T14:53:07Z")

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have you tried the solution from this thread?

> [@No Explorer context menu on Windows 11](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662):
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> Okay, I made the registry hack and am getting the context menu. But I'm getting "no permissions" message when I try to use it. Even on a local (not network disc). I have sharing enabled. Ideas. This is Windows 11.

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### Author: ![firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/c6cbf5/32.png) [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2022, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/modern-way-to-restore-mp3tag-context-menu/57873/3 "2022-07-11T15:07:41Z")

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This worked for me, also Win 11 and also with a third party shell installed:

> [@No Explorer context menu on Windows 11](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/24):
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> OK, as a last resort you can try manually registering the shell extension from a command prompt with admin rights: cd \<path to Mp3tag installation\> regsvr32 Mp3tagShell.dll

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### Author: ![tetratheta](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/tetratheta/32/11868_2.png) [@tetratheta](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tetratheta)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/modern-way-to-restore-mp3tag-context-menu/57873/4 "2022-07-11T15:10:16Z")

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Using `regsvr32 "path\to\Mp3tagShell.dll"` worked. I should search more carefully...

Thanks a lot!

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2022, 3:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/modern-way-to-restore-mp3tag-context-menu/57873/5 "2022-08-10T15:10:22Z")

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