This article explains how to bring back the old context menu in Windows 11 and restore the classic right-click functionality from previous versions of Windows.
How to Always See the Old Right-Click Menu in Windows 11
If you're having trouble with the new context menus in Windows 11, there are two ways to access the old menus.
The easiest way to access the old context menus in Windows 11 is to press shift + right-click instead of just right-clicking. When you press shift + right-click, the old context menu will open instead of the new one. This works everywhere in Windows 11, so you can use it on the desktop, file folders, files, and other places where you used to be able to access the old context menus.
The other way to access old context menus is via the new context menu:
