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Vow Classic UI
Classic menu & taskbar tweaks for Windows 11
Tired of "Show more options"? Get the classic Windows back.
Vow Classic UI restores the full right-click menu in one click, free, and brings back the taskbar, Start and File Explorer the way power users like them. It only changes documented Windows settings, so updates can't break it, and every change can be undone.
- No ads
- No malware
- No account
- Light & dark theme
- The classic right-click menu any time, plus 3 other tweaks a day
No ads. Ever.No pop-ups, no banners, no "offers".
No malware or bundlewareThe installer installs one thing: this app.
No account, no uploadIt works on your PC, and your files stay there.
Free daily limits, just $9.95 unlimitedNo subscription. No trial that runs out.
The problem
Windows 11 hid the things you used every day
Half the right-click menu behind an extra click, taskbar buttons merged into icons, web results in Start. And the usual fixes either patch Windows or come from a forum post.
"Show more options", every time
7-Zip, Notepad++ and your other tools hide behind an extra click in Windows 11's short right-click menu.
Taskbar buttons merged
Windows of the same app collapse into one icon with no titles, so finding the right document takes extra clicks.
Ads and web results in Start
Search for a file and get web results, recommendations and "finish setting up" nags instead.
Patchers that break on update
Tools that hook into Explorer itself can stop working the day a Windows update lands, until their developer catches up.
Registry hacks with no undo
A .reg file from a forum post changes something, somewhere, and there's no clean way back if it goes wrong.
Updates put it all back
You finally get Windows the way you like it, and a big update quietly resets half your settings.
Vow Classic UI fixes all of it.
How it works
Pick. Apply. Undo any time.
Every tweak shows what your PC uses now, what will change and the exact registry value behind it.
- 01
Restore the classic menu
One click on Home, free any number of times. Explorer restarts for a second and your open folder windows come back.
Bring back the full right-click menu in one click. - 02
Pick your tweaks
Taskbar, Start, File Explorer and desktop tweaks, each showing what this PC uses now. Your choices wait as pending changes.
Pick tweaks by area and see what this PC uses now. - 03
Apply, and undo any time
Apply writes them together with at most one Explorer restart. History keeps the exact values from before, with Undo for each change.
Every change is recorded with an Undo for each one.
Features
61 tweaks, none of them a hack
For people who know how they like Windows, and want it that way without patching Explorer.
The full right-click menu
The classic menu with every app's entries, plus options to hide Ask Copilot, Clipchamp, Share, Cast to device and other clutter.
A taskbar your way
Left alignment, never combine buttons, End task, seconds in the clock, and the search box, Widgets, Chat and Copilot buttons hidden.
Start without the noise
No web results, recommendations, account notifications or tips, and a layout with more pins.
File Explorer for power users
Opens to This PC, shows extensions and hidden files, full path in the title, compact view and a classic navigation pane.
Desktop and windows
This PC, user folder, Network, Control Panel and Recycle Bin icons, classic Alt+Tab and Snap options.
Exact undo for every change
Every value is recorded before it is written. Undo restores it exactly, and a change that fails half way is rolled back.
Nothing hidden
Show the exact registry value under every tweak, and see a preview of every change before a preset applies.
Updates can't break it
No code injected into Explorer, no driver and no background service: only documented Windows settings.
Profiles for every PC
Windows 10 feel, Power user and Clean & quiet presets, plus your own setups exported as a file for your next PC.
Keep my tweaks
Spots when an update puts settings back and re-applies yours in one click, or automatically at sign-in with Unlimited.
Light & dark theme
Easy on the eyes, day or night.
Classic UI comes with a crisp light theme and a calm dark theme. Switch with one click, or let it follow your Windows setting by itself. It remembers your choice.
- LightClear and bright for daytime and busy offices
- DarkGentle on tired eyes late at night
- Follow WindowsChanges by itself when your PC does
Screenshots
See Vow Classic UI in action
Real screenshots of the real app, in both of its themes: 8 light, 8 dark. Click any picture to see it full size.
Light theme
Dark theme
Who it's for
Who wants the classic Windows back
Moving from Windows 10 to 11
Keep the menu, taskbar and Explorer habits of years, instead of relearning them.
Developers and power users
File extensions, hidden files, full paths and End task on the taskbar, set up in a minute.
Setting up a new PC
Import your saved profile and the new PC behaves like the old one in one click.
A quieter Windows
Clean & quiet removes web results, tips, nags, sync banners and Copilot entries in one go.
Families and small offices
Set several PCs up the same way, with a .reg backup and Windows defaults one click away.
Heavy right-click users
7-Zip, Notepad++ and antivirus entries back in the first menu, where they belong.
Compare
Vow Classic UI vs Explorer patchers and registry hacks
The same classic Windows, without code injected into Explorer or .reg files you can't undo.
| Feature | Vow Classic UI | Explorer patchers & forum .reg files |
|---|---|---|
| How it changes Windows | Documented registry settings only | Code injected into Explorer, or unknown .reg files |
| Survives Windows updates | Yes, and re-applies if Windows resets | Can break when an update lands |
| Background service or driver | None | Often needed |
| Exact undo for every change | Before values recorded, one click back | Rarely; .reg files have none |
| Shows the registry value | Under every tweak | Hidden |
| Knows your Windows version | Tweaks that don't fit are hidden or explained | Trial and error |
| History and backups | 300 change sets, daily .reg backup | None |
| Price | Classic menu free, $9.95 once for the rest | Free with no undo, or paid licences |
"Typical" describes what we found across the most-downloaded alternatives when we built Classic UI. Your mileage with any one of them may vary; ours won't.
Pricing
Free every day. Just $9.95 once for the lot.
That is not a typo. Software this powerful usually means a monthly subscription; Classic UI is $9.95, once, for life: it's almost a giveaway. Use it free for as long as you like, and unlock Unlimited only if you need more.
Free
$0forever
The classic right-click menu any time, plus 3 other tweaks a day.
- Classic right-click menu, on and off any time
- 3 other tweaks a day (resets at midnight)
- Undo, history and .reg backups, always free
- Back to Windows defaults, always free
- One-click re-apply after a Windows update
- No ads, no sign-up, nothing sent anywhere
Best valueUnlimited
$9.95USD, once. Yours for life.
Almost a giveaway. Less than a takeaway lunch for software this powerful: no subscription, no renewals, yours for life on 2 PCs.
Every tweak, one-click presets, saved profiles and Keep my tweaks.
- All 61 tweaks, any number a day
- One-click presets: Windows 10 feel and more
- Saved profiles, export and import
- Keep my tweaks at sign-in after updates
- One payment, yours for life on 2 PCs
- Every future update included
How unlocking works
- 1Use it free first Install Vow Classic UI and use it on your own files. No card, no account, no time limit.
- 2Click "Unlimited" in the app Pay $9.95 USD once by card, securely through Stripe in your browser.
- 3It unlocks itself Within seconds, for life, on up to 2 of your PCs. Your license key is emailed to you, and every future update is included.
Payments by Stripe: we never see or store your card. Questions? Ask a real person.
Clean software
Safe to install. Nothing else comes with it.
Most "free" Windows downloads pay for themselves with ads, bundled extras or your data. Vow Classic UI doesn't need to: it's paid for honestly, once, by the people who find it useful.
Download Classic UI free- No ads, toolbars or "offers"The installer installs one thing: Vow Classic UI. No pre-ticked boxes to watch out for.
- No administrator rights neededIt installs just for you, in your own user folder, and leaves the rest of Windows alone.
- Nothing running in the backgroundNo startup programs, no tray nags, no services. When you close it, it's closed.
- Everything includedAll it needs is inside the installer, so you never have to fetch a "required component" from somewhere else.
- Uninstalls cleanlyOne click in Windows Settings > Apps. Your own files are never touched.
- A real company behind itMade, published and supported by XTO Pty Ltd, an Australian company, with real people answering every message.
Step-by-step guide
How to get the classic right-click menu back in Windows 11
Restore the full menu, then tune the taskbar, Start and File Explorer, with an undo for every step.
Step 1: get it freeInstall Vow Classic UI free
Download it from this page and run the installer. It installs for your user only, with no administrator rights and no account.
Press Restore the classic menu
On Home, click the orange button. Choose Restart now when asked: Explorer restarts for a second and your open folder windows come back.
Try the quick fixes
Eight one-click tiles cover the favourites: taskbar on the left, never combine, End task, file extensions, This PC and no web results. Click again to undo.
Fine-tune on the Tweaks page
Browse by area or press Ctrl+F. Pick options to build a list of pending changes, then press Apply (Ctrl+Enter) to write them together.
Keep it, or put it back
Save your setup as a profile for other PCs. Undo any change in History, or press Windows defaults to put everything back the way Windows ships.
Technical details
Classic UI at a glance
- Works on
- Windows 11, and Windows 10 (42 tweaks), 64-bit
- Tweaks
- 61, in five areas, with live state detection
- How it works
- Documented per-user registry settings only
- Undo
- Exact before values restored, history of 300 changes
- Backups
- Daily automatic .reg backup, plus manual
- Command line
- --classic-menu on|off, --apply-profile, --reapply
- Install
- Per-user, no administrator rights, no account
- Languages
- English
- Theme
- Light, dark or follow Windows: one click to switch
- Version
- 1.0.0, released 7 November 2026
- Publisher
- XTO Pty Ltd (Australia)
FAQ
Questions about Classic UI
Is Vow Classic UI free?
Yes. The classic right-click menu is free for good, on and off as often as you like, plus 3 other tweaks a day. Undo, history, backups and Windows defaults are always free. Unlimited, a one-time $9.95 USD payment, opens all 61 tweaks without a daily limit, one-click presets, saved profiles and Keep my tweaks.
How do I get rid of "Show more options" in Windows 11?
Open the app and press Restore the classic menu on Home. Explorer restarts for a second and right-clicking shows the full menu with every app's entries straight away. Back to the Windows 11 menu reverses it just as quickly.
Can I undo everything?
Yes. Every value is recorded before it is written, and Undo in History restores it exactly, removing anything the change created. Windows defaults puts every tweak back the way Windows ships, and a .reg backup lets you restore today's values with a double-click.
Will a Windows update undo my tweaks?
A big update can put some settings back. The app notices and re-applies your tweaks in one click, free. With Unlimited, Keep my tweaks does it for you at sign-in.
Does it work on Windows 10?
Yes. Windows 10 already has the classic menu, and the 42 tweaks that apply to it work: Explorer, desktop icons, the search box, combine buttons, Alt+Tab and more. Tweaks that don't fit your version are hidden or greyed out with the reason.
Does it need administrator rights?
No. Everything is a per-user setting. Only two optional all-users policies, for Widgets and Start web results, ask Windows for permission, once per apply.
How is it different from ExplorerPatcher, Windhawk or StartAllBack?
It only changes documented Windows settings in the registry. It injects nothing into Explorer, installs no driver and runs no background service, so a Windows update can't break it, which is the main complaint about Explorer-patching tools. Every change shows its exact value and can be undone.
Is it safe to install?
Yes. It is made and published by XTO Pty Ltd, an Australian company. There are no ads, no bundled software and no account, it needs no administrator rights, and when you uninstall it offers to put back the Windows settings it changed.
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Done searching. Get Classic UI.
The classic right-click menu and taskbar back on Windows 11, in one click. Free to use every day, $9.95 once if you ever want Unlimited.
- No ads
- No malware
- No account
- No subscription