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Windows 7 - New Context Menu - Remove & Restore Default Menu Items New Context Menu - Remove & Restore Default Menu Items How to Remove and Restore the Default Windows 7 "New" Context Menu Items
Published by Brink
10-12-2009
| New Context Menu - Remove & Restore Default Menu Items How to Remove and Restore the Default Windows 7 "New" Context Menu Items  Information This will show you how to either remove or restore the default New context menu items in Windows 7. These include the NEW - Folder, Shortcut, Bitmap image, Contact, Journal Document, Rich Text Document, Library, Text Document, Compressed (zipped) Folder, and Briefcase context menu items.
You must be logged in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in the tutorial below.  Note You will only have Folder available in the New context menu in the root directory of the C: drive, C:\Windows folder, C:\Program Files folder, C:\Program Files (x86) folder, and C:\Users folder. EXAMPLE: Default New Context Menu NOTE: You can only see this New context menu when you right click on a empty space on the desktop or on a empty space in a Windows Explorer window. EXAMPLE: Root Directory New Context Menu NOTE: In the C: drive, C:\Program Files, C:\Program Files (x86), and C:\Windows root directory folders and all of their subfolders, you will only have New - Folder available. EXAMPLE: Libraries New Context Menu NOTE: In the Libraries folder, you will only have New - Library available. However, in the included folders in a library, you will still have the default New context menu items available. Here's How:1. To Remove or Restore "Bitmap image"A) Click on the download button below to download the file below.Bitmap_image_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip 
2. To Remove or Restore "Briefcase"A) Click on the download button below to download the below.Briefcase_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip 
3. To Remove or Restore "Compressed (zipped) Folder"A) Click on the download button below to download the below.Compressed_(zipped)_Folder_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip 
4. To Remove or Restore "Contact"A) Click on the download button below to download the below.Contact_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip 
5. To Remove or Restore "Folder"A) Click on the download button below to download the below.Folder_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip
6. To Remove or Restore "Journal Document"A) Click on the download button below to download the below.Journal_Document_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip
7. To Remove or Restore "Library"A) Click on the download button below to download the below.Library_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip 
8. To Remove or Restore "Rich Text Document"A) Click on the download button below to download the below. NOTE: This is for a WordPad .rtf document file. If you have Office Word installed, then it may be set to be the default program instead of WordPad to open RTF files with and would remove Rich Text Document if so, and you may have Microsoft Word Document instead. Rich_Text_Document_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip 
9. To Remove or Restore "Shortcut"A) Click on the download button below to download the below.Shortcut_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip 
10. To Remove or Restore "Text Document" A) Click on the download button below to download the below.Text_Document_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip 
11. Click on Save, and save the .zip file to the desktop. 12. Open the downloaded .zip file and extract the .reg file (remove or restore) that you want to use to the desktop. 13. Double click on the extracted .reg file to merge it. 14. When prompted, click on Run, Yes, Yes, and OK to approve merging the .reg file. 15. You can now delete the downloaded ZIP and REG files on the desktop if you like. 16. Sometimes it may take a moment before the missing New context menu item to reappear. If not, then restart the computer to apply. That's it,
Shawn |  Published by | | Administrator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 37,285 | |
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10-23-2009
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#1 | | Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 |
hello guys, this is my 1'st post here, but i am following this forum for a while now and i discovered some great things here
this is my issue:
when i open the "New" context menu, instead of "Bitmap Image" i get "dfhfh\" , the icon is still the same but i get this weird text.
I tried removing and restoring the entry but no luck
here's a screen: | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Made with Great Performance OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 CPU Pentium Dual Core E6600 3Ghz Motherboard Gigabyte P41T-D3P Memory Kingston 4GB DDR3 1066MHz Graphics Card Asus nVidia GeForce GT440 Sound Card Genius 5.1 Sound Maker Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster SA350 Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Full HD Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 1000 PSU Inter-Tech Energon 650W Case Nexus Prominent 5 Cooling 3x120mm Fans @ 700RPM + Zerotherm Fanless BTF95 CPU Cooler Hard Drives 1x 640GB Western Digital SATA
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+ Laptop ASUS K52JK (Core i3-350m, 4GB DDR3, ATi 5145 1GB, 500GB HDD) powered by Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate x64
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10-23-2009
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#2 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Hello Maranello, and welcome to Seven Forums.
You can use the Find and Find Next feature in regedit.exe to search the registry for the dfhfh\ entry. If found, you can right click on the entry for it, click on Modify, and change the name back to Bitmap images.
Only do this if you are confortable in the registry. Be sure to create a restore point first before doing this incase you make a mistake and need to undo it with a system restore.
Hope this helps,
Shawn | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd) Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Corsair Obsidian 800D Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
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** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
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** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
10-23-2009
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#3 | | Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 |
hey, thanks alot Brink for your detailed answer
i found 4 entrys in regedit named "Photoshop.BMPFile.11" with the "dfhfh\" value and i changed it to Bitmap Image (just on the 1'st entry) just like you said and everything is back to normal
cheers | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home Made with Great Performance OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64 CPU Pentium Dual Core E6600 3Ghz Motherboard Gigabyte P41T-D3P Memory Kingston 4GB DDR3 1066MHz Graphics Card Asus nVidia GeForce GT440 Sound Card Genius 5.1 Sound Maker Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster SA350 Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Full HD Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 Mouse Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 1000 PSU Inter-Tech Energon 650W Case Nexus Prominent 5 Cooling 3x120mm Fans @ 700RPM + Zerotherm Fanless BTF95 CPU Cooler Hard Drives 1x 640GB Western Digital SATA
3x 2TB Seagate Barracuda Green SATA
1x 1TB Hitachi DeskPlus External USB
1x 60GB Corsair SSD Internet Speed FO 1 Gbit/s Other Info Fan Controller Aerocool X-Vision 5
+ Laptop ASUS K52JK (Core i3-350m, 4GB DDR3, ATi 5145 1GB, 500GB HDD) powered by Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate x64
+Samsung Galaxy SII, powered by CheckRom RevoHD v6 & Siyah Kernel v2.6.14
+Samsung Galaxy Tab P4 7500, powered by Android 3.2 Hobeycomb Stock |
10-23-2009
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#4 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
You're welcome Maranello. I'm happy to hear that's back to normal now. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd) Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Corsair Obsidian 800D Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
10-27-2009
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#5 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 |
How do I remove the new Office documents (Word, Excel, etc) from the context menu? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 CPU Wolfdale Core 2 Duo E8400 Motherboard Gigabyte EP45-DS3L Memory 8GB PC2 6400 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 260 GTX Sound Card Realtek 5.1 audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 23" widescreen Screen Resolution 2048x1152 Keyboard Logitech wireless keyboard Mouse Logitech G5 gaming mouse PSU Corsair 650W Case Antec 900 Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Hard Drives Seagate 640GB 7200 RPM SATA Internet Speed 3 Mbps DSL Other Info Built in December 2008 for US$985 |
10-27-2009
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#6 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Hello Sarchmo,
You can use the free program ShellExView to remove or disable those Context Menu "Types".
Hope this helps,
Shawn | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd) Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Corsair Obsidian 800D Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
10-27-2009
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#7 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64 |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self-Built OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64 CPU Wolfdale Core 2 Duo E8400 Motherboard Gigabyte EP45-DS3L Memory 8GB PC2 6400 Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 260 GTX Sound Card Realtek 5.1 audio Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 23" widescreen Screen Resolution 2048x1152 Keyboard Logitech wireless keyboard Mouse Logitech G5 gaming mouse PSU Corsair 650W Case Antec 900 Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Hard Drives Seagate 640GB 7200 RPM SATA Internet Speed 3 Mbps DSL Other Info Built in December 2008 for US$985 |
10-27-2009
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#8 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
You're welcome. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd) Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Corsair Obsidian 800D Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
02-05-2010
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#9 | | |
Hi Brink,
I've tried your reg file to try and add the Wordpad.rtf file to the context menu but it's not showing up for some reason. I've tried ending all instances of the explorer process and restarting it. but no luck. Any Ideas? | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Motherboard ASUS P5K-E Memory 8GB DDR2 Graphics Card GeForce 8800 GTS 512 New Context Menu - Remove & Restore Default Menu Items problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:32 PM. |  |