In fact, you have to do an extra step to make the old MS File Explorer menu appear in the File Explorer. If you always want to use the old context menu under Windows 11 for certain reasons, you need an external explorer such as ► the Quad Explorer for Windows 11 when moving or copying files !
1.) The new and classic menu in Windows 11 File Explorer!
If you use the context menu key on the keyboard, the old context menu appears immediately!
If you use the ► Quad Explorer Q-Dir or other alternatives, you can continue to use the classic Explorer context menus by right-clicking or via the main menu!
3.) Why can not enable the old Context Menu in Windows 11?
Microsoft has completely deactivated this option from Windows 11 Build 22000.100 to ensure better and faster work and file management in the new Windows Explorer!
(Image-3) Only the new Windows 11 Explorer context menu from Build 22000.100!
To remove, simply remove the key {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2} in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID\
That's it, it's so easy to right-click to access the classic menu and you save time in file management without having to resort to external explorers such as the quad explorer !
(Image-4) Activate the classic Explorer context menu!
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