For some reason, I don't have any entries in the "New" context menu anymore, I don't know what caused it. I've tried restoring default values in the registry, but it didn't help. Please help!
Hi, welcome to tenforums. Have you considered searching the huge and invaluable Tutorial tenforums section?
If you're not familiar with it, please have a look. Thsi is what I found for you for starters:
Add or Remove Default New Context Menu Items in Windows 10
Hope that helps.
Note: it's possible to add New manu entries for almost everything, and to create a customised template file for the new file created, where relevant. E.g. one for each type of Office file type if you wished (doc, docx, rtf, slsx etc).
Two free related utilities:
Thank you very much indeed for your reply.
Try using a System Restore point created before this happened.
Or you can restore your system from a previously created disk image.
Have you tried this tutorial?
Add or Remove New context menu in Windows 10
And you could perfom an in-place upgrade repair install which keeps all progs and data - if the same is true in a new user account created for test purposes (it won't help if the problem is account specific).
History:
- what did you do or what happened before this problem occurred?
Please post relevant screenshots thus:
For example, what do you have here?
Last edited by dalchina; 28 Jun 2022 at 05:48.
@dalchina,
I don't have any Restore Points or disk images.Try using a System Restore point created before this happened.
Or you can restore your system from a previously created disk image.
Yes, it removes or adds back the menu, but that doesn't affect my problem.Have you tried this tutorial?
Add or Remove New context menu in Windows 10
How to do that?And you could perfom an in-place upgrade repair install which keeps all progs and data
I don't know.History:
- what did you do or what happened before this problem occurred?
I don't have such folder:For example, what do you have here?
Again, thank you for your reply.
I realise that I've probably borrowed that location from what is used by Libre Office. The default otherwise should be
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
Sorry about that.
However, given you have no other means of recovery and we don't know what has happened to your system, so there could be other damage, I suggest you
- check your disk (e.g. Hard Disk Sentinel)
- if ok: check your file system and system files
(from an admin command prompt run
chkdsk c: /scan
if ok:
sfc /scannow
)
Then consider an in-place upgrade repair install as above.
You really need to consider how to protect yourself, your time and your PC and give yourself a means of recovery.
For example, what would you do if your disk failed irrecoverably?
This is why members here endlessly recommend the routine use of disk imaging (e.g. Macrium Reflect (free or paid) + large enough external storage for iimage files.
I also have a restore point created on a schedule, daily. Tutorial available.
And I have a specific backup arrangement for some data that changes more often.
Last edited by dalchina; 28 Jun 2022 at 07:43.
Ah.. I may have changed that location at some point when changing mine: I think that comes from Libre Office.
Try
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Templates
Example of full instructions with registry key details and reference to the folder containing templates:
Add File Templates to the 'New' Menu in the Context Menu | Windows Forum
This could be used to help examine relevant data by way of comparison.
Ah, I see.
The ShellNew folder must be created in the registry, first.
As per your link in post #9
Because I just searched C:\ and I have no ShellNew folder... anywhere.
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