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File Explorer in Windows 11: Restore Classic Ribbon

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If you want to restore the classic File Explorer Ribbon of Windows 10 in Windows 11, add this registry key – this is how it works.

This tutorial show you how to restore the Classic Ribbon in File Explorer in Windows 11.

  This tweak will only works up to Windows 11 version 21H2, but you can try Restore Back to Classic Ribbon in Windows 11 version 22H2 and later.

Press the Windows key and type “Command Prompt” from the keyboard, then right-click “Run as administrator” above the icon.

Commnd Prompt Run as Administrator

Add the registry key in the open command prompt.

REG ADD "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Shell Extensions\Blocked" /v "{e2bf9676-5f8f-435c-97eb-11607a5bedf7}" /t REG_SZ /d "" /f

Insert Registry line with Copy Paste and press the Enter key.

  After successful execution, the message appears.
“The operation completed successfully“.

Finalize File Explorer Tweak

That’s it, now restart the “Windows Explorer” shell process in Task Manager with the right mouse button.

or simply restart Windows completely. The File Explorer now shows up again with the Windows 10 style Classic Ribbon.

File Explorer now shows up again with the old Classic Ribbon of Windows 10
File Explorer now shows up again with the old classic ribbon of Windows 10

Find File Explorer in Windows 11

File Explorer in Windows 11 helps you get the files you need quickly and easily.

To check it out in Windows 11, select it on the taskbar or the Start menu, or press the Windows logo+E key on your keyboard.

File Explorer Pin to Quick access

How to use File Explorer

To pin a folder to Quick access, right-click (or press and hold) the folder and select Pin to Quick access.

How To share a file, select it, then select Share on the ribbon.

To move the location of a file or folder, select it and then select Cut on the ribbon. Navigate to the new location, then select Paste.

To change how your items appear in File Explorer, select View on the ribbon and choose between showing icons, lists, details, and more.

You can reduce the space between files, select View > Compact view.

To find relevant files from your PC and the cloud, search from File Explorer Home.

File Explorer has a new, streamlined context menu, making it easier to get to popular commands. Right-click on a file to access the new context menu.

Common Tasks in File Explorer Windows 10

You can use the Ribbon in File Explorer for common tasks, such as copying and moving, creating new folders, emailing and zipping items, and changing the view. The tabs change to show extra tasks that apply to the selected item.

Users can select to show (expand) the Ribbon so that it is always expanded even after you click a command on the Ribbon, or select to hide (minimize) the Ribbon to show only the tab names on the Ribbon.

This post will show you how to expand the Ribbon in File Explorer in Windows 10.

While in File Explorer Windows+ E press the Ctrl+F1 keys to toggle to expand (show – default) or minimize (hide) the Ribbon.

Right click or press and hold on an empty area of the Ribbon tab bar, and click tap on Minimize the Ribbon to uncheck it.

Restore Back to Classic Ribbon in Windows 11 22H2

The File Explorer in Windows 11 has a modern ribbon with small icons (no caption text underneath). The new File Explorer ribbon may look unfamiliar and inconvenient to users who have upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11.

Nevertheless, there are a tweak to get back the classic ribbon same from Windows 10 style in Windows 11 File Explorer.

To restore back the classic ribbon in 22H2 simply replacingExplorerFrame.dllwith the 21H2 version. Follow these steps to replace the explorer dll file:

  1. Download ExplorerFrame.dll (21H2 version) and copy it to c:\temp, this directory probably still needs to be created.
  2. Launch Command Prompt as TrustedInstaller, to become a TrustedInstaller you can get the AdvancedRun utility from NirSoft.
  3. After unzipping, open explorer Windows+E and navigate to the path where you unzipped AdvancedRun, for me it is in the folder advancedrun-x64, typecmdin the address bar and press the Enter key.
    AdvancedRun
  4. Launches Command Prompt as TrustedInstaller out from advancedrun-x64 directory by run these command.
AdvancedRun.exe /EXEFilename "c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe" /RunAs 8 /Run

The command using the ‘8’ value of the /RunAs parameter to sets the Run As mode to TrustedInstaller.

Now close all open File Explorer and switch to the Command Prompt window as TrustedInstaller and run these commands.

cd C:\temp
tar -xf ExplorerFrame.zip
cd /d c:\windows\system32
ren ExplorerFrame.dll ExplorerFrame.bak
copy C:\temp\ExplorerFrame.dll

Done! close any Command Prompt window and launch Task Manager to restart the Explorer shell process with the right mouse button.

launch Task Manager to restart the Explorer shell process

The Classic File Explorer Ribbon is now restored in Windows 11 22H2.

Restore Back to Classic Ribbon in Windows 11 22H2 and later.
Restore Classic Ribbon in Windows 11 22H2.

  A future cumulative update may overwrite the original version of ExplorerFrame.dll. In this case, follow the above steps again to restore the Classic Ribbon in File Explorer.

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Launch PuTTY SSH connection from KeePass

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Tutorial to deploying PuTTY to launch an SSH connection in Windows 11 using by KeePass Password Manager

Launch PuTTY SSH connection from KeePassPuTTY launch SSH connection

In the first step launch KeePass, then go to the Integration section via Tools – Options – Integration tab, and click the URL Overrides button, now add a new schema entry with click Add.

As a schema name I use here in the example “putty”. In the URL override field, add the following line.

In the URL Override window, click Add for a new scheme.

cmd://"%ProgramFiles%\PuTTY\putty.exe" -ssh {USERNAME}@{TITLE} -pw {PASSWORD}

Confirm with OK and close KeePass and start again.

Open SSH connection via PuTTY from KeePass started

Now launch PuTTY as SSH terminal out from KeePass by double-clicking on the entry in the url column.

what is PuTTY

PuTTY is a free and open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application. It supports several network protocols, including SCP, SSH, Telnet, rlogin, and raw socket connection. It can also connect to a serial port. The name “PuTTY” has no official meaning.

PuTTY was originally written for Microsoft Windows, but it has been ported to various other operating systems. Official ports are available for some Unix-like platforms, with work-in-progress ports to Classic Mac OS and macOS.

PuTTY was written and is maintained primarily by Simon Tatham, a British programmer.

what is KeePass

KeePass Password Safe is a free and open-source password manager primarily for Windows. It officially supports macOS and Linux operating systems through the use of Mono. Additionally, there are several unofficial ports for Windows Phone, Android, iOS, and BlackBerry devices, which normally work with the same copied or shared (remote) password database. KeePass stores usernames, passwords, and other fields, including free-form notes and file attachments, in an encrypted file. This file can be protected by any combination of a master password, a key file, and the current Windows account details. By default, the KeePass database is stored on a local file system (as opposed to cloud storage).

KeePass supports simultaneous access and simultaneous changes to a shared password file by multiple computers (often by using a shared network drive), however there is no provisioning of access per-group or per-entry. As of May 2014, there are no plugins available to add provisioned multi-user support, but there exists a proprietary password server (Pleasant Password Server) that is compatible with the KeePass client and includes provisioning.