Missing OneDrive options in classic context menu - Windows 11 24H2

In business environments, context menu extensions are sometimes blocked by policies or by how the client is installed (per-user vs per-machine).

Here a Steps where you can try to Restore Missing OneDrive for Business Context Menu.

Check for Blocking Policies

Some orgs (or security hardening tools) disable the Explorer shell extension.

Look under these keys (remove if present):

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Appx

Values to check:

AllowDevelopmentWithoutDevLicense

AllowAllTrustedApps

Also check Windows Installer policy:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Installer

If you see AlwaysInstallElevated=0, delete it.
This specific setting has been shown to break the OneDrive context menu in business setups.

After changing: restart Explorer + OneDrive, or just reboot.

Note: If you’re on OneDrive for Business and your machine is managed (domain-joined, Intune, SCCM, etc.), then:

• Local changes to policies may get reverted after reboot or after the next Group Policy refresh (usually every 90 minutes, or at login).
• If your IT department has set those registry keys via GPO, they will come back unless the policy is changed centrally.

So the answer is:

• On a personal/business laptop not joined to a domain → once you remove those blocking registry values, they should stay gone.
• On a domain-joined / managed device → they will be re-applied automatically by Group Policy unless your admin changes the setting on the server side.

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Hope this will help you.

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