# MP3Tag missing from the Context Menu

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-missing-from-the-context-menu/60544
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 30, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-missing-from-the-context-menu/60544 "2023-03-30T17:48:58Z")
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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2023, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-missing-from-the-context-menu/60544/4 "2023-04-02T19:48:08Z")

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> [@JC42](#):
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> 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](#):
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> 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](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/classic-context-menu-with-total-commander-in-windows-11/59332/2):
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> 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

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