The full right-click context menu in File Explorer can be restored in Windows 11 with a specific code and an unusual and slightly tricky hack of the Windows Registry File.

If you are unhappy with how tabs in the recently updated File Explorer work, this guide will show you how to restore the original version without downgrading the operating system to version 21H2.

See There are no Previous Versions available message? Enable Previous Versions to recover files on Windows via File History or Task Scheduler.

Here's how to restore missing context menu options and file associations in Windows when File Explorer shortcuts ...

Now, when you tick the “Restore previous folder windows at logon” option in File Explorer’s settings, it will remember all your opened tabs and restore them when you log back into Windows.

Figure F To restore the 3D Objects folder to File Explorer, add the coded key back into the two NameSpace Folders using the Registry File Editor.

Quick access gives you faster navigation to your most frequent folders and files, and here's how to customize the feature on Windows 10.

Unfortunately, not all of these File Explorer alternatives include a built-in setting to automatically set them as the default file manager on Windows 11.