reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2\InprocServer32" /f /ve Use code with caution.
He tried to open the Start Menu. He clicked the Windows logo. It didn't open. Instead, the search bar expanded, typed the letter 'Q' on its own, and then closed.
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\86ca1aa0... INITIATING HANDSHAKE... INPROCSERVER32: NULL VALUE ACCEPTED. LOADING LEGACY SHELL... LEGACY SHELL CORRUPTED. LOADING ALTERNATE PROTOCOL. It didn't open
reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86CA1AA0-34AA-4e8B-A509-50C905BAE2A2\InprocServer32" /ve /d "C:\Disabled.dll" /f
/ve
There are two primary ways to apply this tweak: using the Command Prompt (fastest) or manually editing the registry. Method 1: Using Command Prompt (Recommended) Open the , type cmd .
It was pulsating.
reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86CA1AA0-34AA-4e8B-A509-50C905BAE2A2\InprocServer32" /ve /d "C:\MyLib.dll" /f reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86CA1AA0-34AA-4e8B-A509-50C905BAE2A2\InprocServer32" /v ThreadingModel /t REG_SZ /d Both /f
reg add HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2\InprocServer32 /ve /d "" /f INITIATING HANDSHAKE
The menu didn't pop out in the truncated, bubbly Windows 11 style. It didn't show him the "Show more options" arrow. Instead, with the satisfying speed of a mousetrap snapping shut, the full, expanded context menu appeared. Open, Print, Share, Delete, Rename. Everything was there. The "Cast to Device" option was gone. The "modern" clutter had vanished. It was the Windows 10 menu. It was the Windows 7 menu. It was his menu.