Windows 11 Explorer Troubleshooting

[PeterP]

Note: this document assumes dBpoweramp to be installed in the default location in your system's program files folder. Replace location where appropriate if yours is different.

To DISABLE dBpoweramp Windows 11 cascaded context menus
Command prompt:
"%PROGRAMFILES%\dbpoweramp\fooPackageOps.exe" /unregister Illustrate.dBpoweramp.Win11Shell
You will be prompted for elevation.

Alternate way:
Run PowerShell as administrator
get-appxpackage -name *Illustrate.dBpoweramp.Win11Shell* | Remove-AppxPackage
This has the advantage of being able to clear leftovers even if relevant dBpoweramp files are missing.

How to ENABLE dBpoweramp Windows 11 cascaded context menus back
Command prompt:
"%PROGRAMFILES%\dbpoweramp\fooPackageOps.exe" "%PROGRAMFILES%\dBpoweramp" dMCExplorerCommand.msix Illustrate.dBpoweramp.Win11Shell_s6r0h5jr5vt82
You will be prompted for elevation.

How to DISABLE classic non-cascaded context menu
Administrator command prompt:
regsvr32 /u "%PROGRAMFILES%\dBpoweramp\dMCShell.dll"

How to ENABLE classic context menu back
Administrator command prompt:
regsvr32 "%PROGRAMFILES%\dBpoweramp\dMCShell.dll"

Note that dBpoweramp version 2023-12-22 doesn't support classic context menu on Windows 11 to mitigate a bug where both menus appear on certain systems in one next to another.
To enable classic context menu in build 2023-12-22, you also need to import this reg file.