New Context Menu - Remove & Restore Default Menu Items

How to Remove and Restore the Default "New" Context Menu Items in Windows 7 and Windows 8​

   Information

This will show you how to either remove or restore the default New context menu items in Windows 7 and Windows 8. 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: "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: "New" Context Menu in Ribbon
NOTE: This is only available in the Home tab in the Windows 8 File Explorer Ribbon.

EXAMPLE: "New" Context Menu in Root Directory
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: "New" Context Menu in Libraries
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/tap on the download button below to download the file below.
Bitmap_image_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip

Download


2. To Remove or Restore "Briefcase"
NOTE: This item is not in the "New" context menu in Windows 8 by default, but can be added with this step.
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the below.
Briefcase_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip

Download


3. To Remove or Restore "Compressed (zipped) Folder"
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the below.
Compressed_(zipped)_Folder_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip

Download


4. To Remove or Restore "Contact"
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the below.
Contact_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip

Download


5. To Remove or Restore "Folder"
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the below.
Folder_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip

Download


6. To Remove or Restore "Journal Document"
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the below.
Journal_Document_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip

Download


7. To Remove or Restore "Library"
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the below.
Library_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip

Download


8. To Remove or Restore "Rich Text Document"
A) Click/tap 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

Download


9. To Remove or Restore "Shortcut"
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the below.
Shortcut_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip

Download


10. To Remove or Restore "Text Document"
A) Click/tap on the download button below to download the below.
Text_Document_New_Context_Menu_Item.zip

Download


11. Save the .zip file to the desktop.

12. Open the downloaded .zip file and extract (drag and drop) the .reg file (remove or restore) that you want to use to your desktop.

13. Double click/tap on the extracted .reg file to merge it.

14. When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve merging the .reg file.

15. You can now delete the downloaded ZIP and REG files 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

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[Brink]

Hello JCVD, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Not sure of what you mean, but if you mean "How were they removed?", then it could be from a number of things. User fault, a mistake made while editing the registry, registry cleaner, etc......

Hope this helps some,
Shawn

 

[law]

Hey,

Yesterday I used some regcleaner program, and now I find that I lack the option to create new folders. When I right click and select new, there is no option to create a new folder. Also when I click the new folder button in a window, nothing happens.

I downloaded number 5 in the tutorial and ran that and nothing happened.

You wouldn't happen to know whats wrong would you?
Thanks for your time.

 

[Brink]

Hello Law,

You might see if using the folder download option in the tutorial below as well may be able to restore it for you. If not, then you can do a system restore using a restore point dated before you used the reg cleaner program to undo what it did.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[law]

Sweet thanks it worked!!

Thanks for all your help and time!

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome Law.

 

[KMHickey]

explorer right-click new doesn't include .txt file

I tried running new_text_document.reg and txt_reg_2.reg by Limneos in the thread "Cannot create a new txt file in explorer - please help"
No luck.
Then tried the option in this thread to restore .txt files as option.
Still no luck.
FWIW, when I double-click on an existing .txt file it opens in UltraEdit, which is what I want. But I want the option to create a new .txt file (ideally in UltraEdit) when I right-click and select "New"
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer

 

[Brink]

Hello KM, and welcome to Seven Forums.

Give the TXT download in the tutorial below a try instead to see if it may be able to restore this for you. It will restore all of the default .txt file extension associations.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[KMHickey]

resolution of problem with explorer context new

Wow. That nailed it. Thank you very much.

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome KM.

 

[cyletech]

Thank you but my add new text document still is not back

I lost my text document and i downloaded number 10 (restore or remove text document) but that is still lost! help me please. i changed some features on my windows 7. maybe i do wrong !

 

[Brink]

Hello Cyletech,

You may have a bad association set for TXT file, try the TXT download in the tutorial below to restore all of the default associations for TXT files to see if that may help.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[ToneZone]

Right-Click -> NEW -> (missing Text Document)

I'm not seeing the option to create a new Text Document. I've tried the .reg fixes from this site to no avail. I use UltraEdit instead of Notepad. I may have to reinstall UltraEdit to get the Context Menu option back, if that works. Other than that, I have no idea how to restore it. I'm on Win7 Home Premium.

 

[Brink]

Hello ToneZone, and welcome to Seven Forums.

If that doesn't work for you, then try the txt download in the tutorial below to restore it's default associations and settings to see if that may help.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/19449-default-file-type-associations-restore.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn

 

[RealPetChicken]

Brink, thank you for the files, i have successfully restored text file on my context menu. Like someone said, it took a couple of minutes before it showed up.

Once again, thank you.

 

[Brink]

You're most welcome BTNH.

 

[panais]

Snip the new menu

Brink? How you snip/take image of the new menu?
I want to show you something but when i tried to snip the new menu runs away

 

[Brink]

Hello Panais,

I used the Print Screen key to take a screenshot of the entire display and pasted with CTRL + V in Paint. Afterwards, I cropped the screenshot.

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9717-screenshot-paint.html

 

[panais]

Hello BleepingCrazy,

Do you have Office Word installed? If so, then that is why since it is the default program instead of WordPad to open RTF files with.

Brink i want to show you this.
I have both together in new menu,Microsoft office word and rich text document.

 

[Brink]

Panais,

What version do you have installed?


This one is with Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2010 installed.

 

[panais]

Panais,

What version do you have installed?


This one is with Microsoft Office Pro Plus 2010 installed.

View attachment 128638

I have Microsoft Office 2007.
Is good for me to have them both because i use them both.