Display New option in context menu in Windows Explorer or on Desktop.

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This setting enables you to display new option in the context menu in Windows Explorer or desktop.
Level: Recommended For Novice Users
Description:
This setting enables you to control the display of "new" option in context menu. Through this option, you can create a new document in the folder, send an e-mail, create a new folder, etc. This new option can be disabled with this setting. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. Now, right-click and modify the value data of the default string value to -d969a300-e7ff-11d0-a93b-00a0c90f2719 i.e. Add the hyphen sign (-) before the value, which can the new option. However, if you want to show the option back, remove the hyphen sign (-). The changes take effect after a restart or logoff. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.




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First, click the 'Start' button, and select 'Run'. In the resulting dialog box, type "regedit".
Go to <b> [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New\]</b>, in the open area right-click on "(Default)" and click on 'Modify'.
Finally, enter the value "{-D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}" without quotation in the text box and click on 'OK'. Once you are done. After a restart or logoff, the changes take effect.


Registry Entries

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  • Path: [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New\]
  • Location: Root
  • Value Name: Default
  • Data Type: REG_SZ (String Value)
  • Action Type: Modified


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