The right-click context menu is a valuable feature in either version of Windows, including Windows 10. You can perform various tasks by right-clicking on the free space on the Windows Desktop or in a folder, such as creating a program shortcut, a blank bitmap image, a text document, or even a folder. If you have the Microsoft Office application installed on your computer, you can create new Word, Access, Excel, and other documents by right-clicking and selecting the New option.
Whatever the requirement, without the New context menu, you will either be unable to perform various tasks or will have to take pains to perform specific tasks.
When I correctly clicked on my Windows 10 Desktop free space, as shown in the image below, we discovered that the “New” option was missing from the context menu. As shown in the screenshot above, we can create a shortcut, folder, or another document because there is no “New” option on our Windows 10 PC. The “New” option could be missing for a variety of reasons.
You might have installed third-party software that edited the registry file or unknowingly edited the Windows Registry. Allow any reason for the lack of a right-click “New” option. You can quickly restore the missing “New” right-click menu by referring to this article. The “New” context menu is only a few clicks away.
How to restore the missing “New” option in right-click context menu on Windows 10?
Gentle Reminder: The Registry Editor will be used to restore the missing “New” option. Because editing the registry can harm your Windows installation, we recommend creating a full backup of the Windows Registry and a system restore point. You can restore your computer to its previous working state if something goes wrong.
To restore the missing “New” option in the right-click context menu in Windows 10, follow these steps:
Step 1. First of all, Press the
Step 2. In the
regedit
The above operation will open the
Step 3. In the Registry Editor window that opens, navigate or point to the following registry key:-
Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New
Bonus Tips: If you don’t want to go through each key individually, copy the path, paste it into the registry editor toolbar or address bar, and then press Enter on the keyboard. You can directly access the critical path of the Windows Registry using this method.
Step 4. On the right side pane of the “New” key, double-click on the (Default) string to change its Value data. Copy and paste the following in the Value Data field:-
{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}
Step 5. Next, click the
Step 6. Now, close the Registry Editor window.
After completing the preceding steps, right-click on the free space on Windows 10 Desktop, and you should see the “New” context menu.
The “New” option will also be available under the folder or drive that was previously unavailable on your Windows 10 computer or laptop.
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