# No Explorer context menu on Windows 11
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 15, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662 "2021-12-15T13:32:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/1 "2021-12-15T13:32:35Z")
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:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 1:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/2 "2021-12-15T13:36:42Z")
Which version do you use ...?
As ..:
[2021-10-23] NEW: added menu icon to Explorer context menu shell extension (requires restart to be
updated if already installed and in use).
(from the [Changelog](https://www.mp3tag.de/changelog.html))
Which I would take that no more registry hacks are necessary.
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### Author:  [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/3 "2021-12-15T13:43:52Z")
update: uninstalled v3.11 and removed remaining registry entries that referenced it.
Installed v3.07 and everything works fine.
So maybe a bug with 3.11 and Win11?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/4 "2021-12-15T14:05:37Z")
As far as I understood that change, it made the feature more reliable...
So, what happens on your machine with the updated version?
And: do you have a standard or portable installation (see Help\>About if you are not quite sure).
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/5 "2021-12-15T14:09:20Z")
Have you restarted your machine and are you talking about context menu in Windows Explorer or in a third-party file manager?
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### Author:  [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 2:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/6 "2021-12-15T14:26:16Z")
Yes, restarted. Am talking about windows explorer.
But 3.07 is working properly.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/7 "2021-12-15T14:51:41Z")
And did you apply any registry tweaks to get the old context menu back on Windows 11?
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### Author:  [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/8 "2021-12-15T15:44:49Z")
I did a registry search for remaining lines with mp3tag in the registry after the uninstall of 3.11 and then deleted them.
After that installed 3.07 instead of 3.11. The older version works.
I've tried re-installing 3.11 and it doesn't give me the explorer right click feature.
3.07 does when I re-install it.
I'll wait for 3.12 and then try again.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/9 "2021-12-15T16:03:23Z")
I guess you didn't answer the question: are you using the new context menu of Windows 11 or did you apply any registry tweaks to get the old context menu back?
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### Author:  [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/10 "2021-12-15T16:13:13Z")
@firedog: It's about the new registry key `{86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}` as you can find it here:
> **[How to Get the Old Context Menus Back in Windows 11](https://www.howtogeek.com/759449/how-to-get-full-context-menus-in-windows-11s-file-explorer/)**
>
> Windows 11 ships with a simplified right-click context menu for File Explorer (and the desktop) that is different from the Windows 10 context menu. If you’d like to use the classic Windows 10 right-click menu instead, you can do so by modifying...
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### Author:  [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2021, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/11 "2021-12-15T18:33:24Z")
I'm not using registry tweaks. I'm getting the context menu in Windows 11, but only if I install 3.07 instead of 3.11.
With 3.11 I don't get it.
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### Author:  [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2022, 7:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/12 "2022-06-05T07:02:19Z")
Just installed 3.16 on Win11 64bit
Context menu has totally disappeared. Did standard install with all the options checked for install. Shut down and rebooted computer. No change.
Did reinstall no change.
Is there a fix?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2022, 7:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/13 "2022-06-05T07:16:06Z")
Can you try restarting `explorer.exe` via right-click in Windows Task Manager and see if it appears?
If not, please make sure you have the latest from Windows Update.
If still not, check
`powershell -c "get-appxpackage -name *mp3tag*"`
from a command prompt **with admin rights**.
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### Author:  [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/14 "2022-06-05T11:30:54Z")
Hi-
Did all of the above. No change. Context menu still doesn't appear.
This is an ongoing issue now for a while over several versions.There should be a permanent fix.
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/15 "2022-06-05T14:27:06Z")
You didn't tell what the PowerShell command produced as output.
Can you try from a command prompt **with admin rights**.
```nohighlight
cd C:\Program Files\Mp3tag
powershell -c "Get-AppxPackage -name *mp3tag* | Remove-AppxPackage"
powershell -c "Add-AppxPackage Mp3tagShell.msix"
```
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### Author:  [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [June 5, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/16 "2022-06-05T15:39:40Z")
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22000.708]
(c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\WINDOWS\system32\>cd C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag\>powershell -c "Get-AppxPackage -name _mp3tag_ | Remove-AppxPackage" C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag\>powershell -c "Add-AppxPackage Mp3tagShell.msix"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag\>powershell -c "Get-AppxPackage -name _mp3tag_ | Remove-AppxPackage"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag\>powershell -c "Add-AppxPackage Mp3tagShell.msix"
C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag\>
Didn't appear to actually do anything. Got a message flashed as if it was trying on a blue background (not in Command prompt Window), but nothing actually appeared to be processing.
BTW, on my machine it installs in C:\Program Files (x86)\Mp3tag
What you wrote doesn't work.
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### Author:  [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/17 "2022-06-12T17:25:14Z")
@Florian-
No reply? Still not working for me
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### Author:  [@firedog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/firedog)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/18 "2022-06-18T05:59:10Z")
@florian
Hi-
uploaded an answer 13 days ago.
The PowerShell command ran but it appears nothing actually happened(see above).
I don't get a response?
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 6:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/19 "2022-06-18T06:04:55Z")
It's hard to tell what's going on and I have no real idea on how to help you. It's working with all my Windows 11 test systems (well, except for the insider dev channel, but that's another story).
If you're interested in trying things, you can uninstall Mp3tag (either keep your configuration or [make a backup](https://docs.mp3tag.de/getting-started/installation/#backup-and-restore-configuration), preferably both) and then reinstall.
If after restarting the explorer.exe via the Windows Task Manager, the context menu entry still doesn't appear, please send the output of
`powershell -c "Get-AppxLastError"`
and
`powershell -c "Get-AppxLog"`
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### Author:  [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [June 18, 2022, 6:16am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-on-windows-11/57662/20 "2022-06-18T06:16:53Z")
> [@firedog](#):
>
> Okay, I made the registry hack
> [@No explorer context menu integration](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-explorer-context-menu-integration/13891/25):
>
> I'm not using registry tweaks.
While re-reading the whole topic, I've just noticed that those two are contradicting each other. Maybe you still have something in your registry, which interferes with the normal shell extension that is registered using the installer?
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