### Author:  [@Ronno6](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ronno6)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/1 "2026-04-09T16:31:41Z")
When viewing MP3 audio book discs and tracks in Windows 11 File Explorer, I used to right-click a disc or tracks in the disc and MP2 Tag would come up in the “Open” drop down box.
Not any more……..
Where di d it go?
What Am I doing wrong?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/2 "2026-04-09T17:52:11Z")
Only the standard, not the portable installation may provide the shell extension.
Please check also the FAQs:
> [@Installation & Backup](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/installation-backup/964/5):
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> Right-click context menu is missing on Windows 11 Assuming you've already restarted explorer.exe via the right-click context menu in Task Manager (or have rebooted Windows), this is happening sometimes on Windows 11 for reasons which I still trying to find out. What might help in those cases and when the classic context menu is preferred, is to manually register the shell extension from a command prompt with admin rights: cd \ regsvr32 Mp3tagShell.dll
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### Author:  [@Ronno6](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ronno6)
#### Post date: [April 10, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/3 "2026-04-10T22:35:13Z")
I have been using Windows 11 for a year or so now.
I have the standard version of MP3 Tag
It was available in the right-click menu a month or so ago….
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2026, 6:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/4 "2026-04-11T06:33:23Z")
> [@Ronno6](#):
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> It was available in the right-click menu a month or so ago….
So, what has changed in the meantime?
In any case: you have to act locally, no-one from the distance can help you to follow
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### Author:  [@Ronno6](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ronno6)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2026, 11:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/5 "2026-04-11T11:39:45Z")
Only change I can think of is that I did not pay to use dbpoweramp ripper……
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/6 "2026-04-11T11:51:39Z")
> [@Ronno6](#):
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> did not pay to use dbpoweramp
If you think that that is the cause - are you willing to pay for it?
And wouldn't that be a case for the dbpoweramp support?
You could, of course, still follow the supplied link, try the suggestion in the Ffaqs and see if that helps you.
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### Author:  [@Ronno6](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ronno6)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/7 "2026-04-11T13:14:35Z")
Dunno if dbP is the issue
I attempted to copy the link cd
regsvr32 Mp3tagShell.dll
Using the Run as administrator at the cmd prompt…it would not load
I installed the new version of MP3 Tag which has the explorer shell and that did not work
I did restart Explorer but did not reboot the computer, so…..
All this is way over my head, so………..
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [April 11, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/8 "2026-04-11T13:20:54Z")
You still have to try the described steps on your machine. Nobody can do that for you - unless you have a trustworthy computer-literate helper at hand.
If you need more help, you have to show us the steps you applied in every detail, best would be screenshots as they might show the important bit if looked at with a trained eye.
> [@Ronno6](#):
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> Dunno if dbP is the issue
I actually doubt that.
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### Author:  [@Ronno6](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ronno6)
#### Post date: [April 17, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/9 "2026-04-17T19:26:35Z")
OK. It is back……..dunno if the new version restored it, or my purchase of dbPoweramp did so. Anyway, all good now!
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### Author:  [@garym](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/garym)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/10 "2026-04-18T16:10:57Z")
Glad it is back for you, but for others that might be reading this, there is no connection between the dbpoweramp and mp3tag programs. (But I use both!)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-did-mp3tag-explorer-context-menu-go/71027/11 "2026-04-25T16:11:41Z")
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