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: Instructs the Windows Registry Editor to create a new key or modify an existing one.
This manual registry tweak allowed Alex to work with the COM component without administrative privileges and kept his development environment portable across different machines. Just remember, modifying the registry requires care, as incorrect changes can affect system stability. Always back up the registry before making changes.
| Step | Action | Example for Context-Menu Hack | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Press Win + R , type regedit , and press Enter. Confirm the UAC prompt. | | | 2. Navigate to the Base Path | Use the left-hand tree to drill down to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID . | | | 3. Create the CLSID Key | Right-click on the CLSID folder, select New > Key . Name it exactly as shown, including the curly braces. | Name: 86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2 | | 4. Create the InprocServer32 Subkey | Right-click the newly created GUID key, select New > Key , and name it InprocServer32 . | | | 5. Modify the Default Value | With InprocServer32 selected, double-click the (Default) value in the right pane. Set its Value data to the desired path. | Classic Menu: "" Malware: "F:\Portable" | | 6. Set Threading Model | While still in InprocServer32 , create a new String Value named ThreadingModel . Set its data to Both , Apartment , or Free . | ThreadingModel = Both |
Note: To undo this change later, you can delete the key using: reg delete "hkcu\software\classes\clsid\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2" /f : Instructs the Windows Registry Editor to create
: Creating this subkey forces Windows to use a "null" in-process server, which effectively bypasses the new modern menu and reverts to the legacy version. Flags :
Enable command line auditing (Event ID 4688) and look for:
This public link is valid for 7 days and shares a thread, including any personal information you added. This link or copies made by others cannot be deleted. If you share with third parties, their policies apply. Can’t copy the link right now. Try again later. Always back up the registry before making changes
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Given your keyword, what is is an article about how attackers use reg add and InprocServer32 to persist on a system, and how to detect it. Here is that article.
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reg add "HKCU\Software\Classes\CLSID\86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2\InprocServer32" /f /ve Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard Steps to Apply the Change For the change to take effect, you must restart the Windows Explorer process or your computer. Run the command above in Command Prompt or Terminal. Restart Explorer by running these two commands in the same window: taskkill /f /im explorer.exe start explorer.exe Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2\InprocServer32] @="" Note the double-quoted @="" , which is the standard syntax for modifying the key's default value.
Carefully crafting the command to add the registry entry under HKEY_CURRENT_USER (which wouldn't require admin rights and kept his setup portable), Alex typed in the long command:
How to Restore the Classic Windows 10 Context Menu in Windows 11 Permanently
