Add or Remove Default New Context Menu Items in Windows 10  

Bobsteven said:

How about others like bitmap image, contact, rich text format, text document, compressed (zipped) folder? How do I add these to my new context menu?

It looks like WinRAR replaced "Compressed (zipped) Folder" as the default. You would need to restore File Explorer as the default app for ZIP files instead of WinRAR to restore this.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/5507-choose-default-apps-windows-10-a.html

It appears "Contact" will no longer show in the Contacts folder's New context menu anymore even when added.

Office replaced "Rich Text Format".

You could try to download and merge the REG file for the rtf and bmp items in the table of the same tutorial below to hopefully restore them.

Restore Default File Type Associations in Windows 10

MoDSP said:

Hi Shawn

Thanks, but it seems that the key for Shortcut is the same as for Folder in the files Remove_ALL_default_New_context_menu_items.reg and Restore_ALL_default_New_context_menu_items.reg.

Thank you for letting me know, and welcome to Ten Forums.

The REG files have now been corrected and updated in the Tutorial.

timucin said:

hi, how to bring back right click context menu > new > shortcut?

That's in the list in Option 1.
Restore_New_Shortcut_context_menu_item.reg

timucin said:

still no way to remove bitmap image from right click new?

That's in the list in Option 2.
Remove_New_Bitmap_image_context_menu_item.reg


All the best,
Denis

timucin said:

Thank you Denis. I've found them.

I'm glad the problem can be resolved then.

Denis

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Hello...
... all of a sudden:
1) no more "new" in context menu
2) "new" from ribbon contain the correct sub
3) none of the ribbon entry work

Result: cannot add or create anything new from Explorer

Discovered: When I was in need to add a new folder. That doesn't happen so frequently, so no idea when this started.

What I did:
* check system >OK
* restore point from 1 week back > nothing changed
* read every thread I found on the issue > appear and disappear no reason given
* bang head on wall
* think of the only place miracles happens > went here

>>> to bring a solution!!!

There is a missing Registry entry... the "NEW" key should be here:

Code:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

If missing, you have to create it.
Then in the Default value, do copy - paste this string:

Code:

{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}

To obtain this result:




This is not flour of my mill, as sayings go...

Full explanation here:

Restore missing NEW context menu item in File Explorer

AlainCh2 said:

Hello...
... all of a sudden:
1) no more "new" in context menu
2) "new" from ribbon contain the correct sub
3) none of the ribbon entry work

Result: cannot add or create anything new from Explorer

Discovered: When I was in need to add a new folder. That doesn't happen so frequently, so no idea when this started.

What I did:
* check system >OK
* restore point from 1 week back > nothing changed
* read every thread I found on the issue > appear and disappear no reason given
* bang head on wall
* think of the only place miracles happens > went here

>>> to bring a solution!!!

There is a missing Registry entry... the "NEW" key should be here:

Code:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers

If missing, you have to create it.
Then in the Default value, do copy - paste this string:

Code:

{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}

To obtain this result:




This is not flour of my mill, as sayings go...

Full explanation here:

Restore missing NEW context menu item in File Explorer

Hello,

That would be for this below:

Add or Remove New context menu in Windows 10