Running a registry or the REG file as an administrator on Windows 11/10 isn’t complicated. And there are four quick methods to do so.

Double click on your edited .reg file to open Regedit and apply your registry changes. It's a good idea to reboot your PC once this has been done to ensure that they're loaded for the next stage.

You can now exit out of the registry file editor and restart your PC. Now, the next time you open Windows 11 File Explorer, you will see the familiar classic ribbon of commands, as shown in Figure E.