MP3Tag missing from the Context Menu

[JC42]

OS: Windows 11
MP3Tag Version: 3.19

As the title says the right click option in the context menu is now missing. The only reason I can think as to why it's missing is that I ran a registry file to restore the classic Windows context menu (this file) over the new Windows 11 one.

I've tried to run the installer again to see if it rectifies the issue but get the following message:

Staging Sparse Package failed
C:\Program Files\Mp3tag
Mp3tagShell.msix
Windows cannot install package
35795FlorianHeidenreich.Mp3tag.ShellExtension_3.16.1.0_x64
hyhc94k68ebpm because it is already installed with a different
external location.

[ohrenkino]

There are a lot of threads that deal with a missing context menu in W11.

I would save the configuration with the program internal functions in the file menu.
Then I would save the configuration in a safe location.
Then de-install MP3tag completely - if that was 32 bit version previously, then it could be that you als have to install that version again only to de-install it in a second run. This also applies if you want to switch from the 32- to the 64-bit version.
Please see also

Notes on the 64-bit version of Mp3tag

I've released a 64-bit version of Mp3tag a few days ago and received a few questions about differences between the 32-bit version and the 64-bit version. To make it short, there should not be any noticeable differences except for two things: The 64-bit version uses 64-bits to address memory and is no longer limited to 2 GB per application. While the Library feature of Mp3tag is already a very viable solution for large libraries, loosening the memory restriction is one of the key benefits of …

[JC42]

I've done this but the issue still persist! Now the genre option in the options is missing.

[Florian]

@JC42

I've done this but the issue still persist!

Is the context menu entry showing in Windows Explorer and is it opening Mp3tag v3.20?

If not, it's related to your Registry tweaks

@JC42

The only reason I can think as to why it's missing is that I ran a registry file to restore the classic Windows context menu

and you'd need to manually register the shell extension as outlined here

Classic context menu with Total Commander in Windows 11

I'd advice against manually adding registry keys under Windows 11, but instead try — as a last resort, when even restarting the system (or at least Explorer.exe) did not make the context menu appear — manually registering the shell extension from a command prompt with admin rights: cd <path to Mp3tag installation> regsvr32 Mp3tagShell.dll

[JC42]

Thanks for the link to the post with the cmd prompt, it has restored the option in the context menu.