Saturday, February 22, 2025

Steps to Restore “New Folder” Option in Right-Click Menu

Steps to Restore “New Folder” Option in Right-Click Menu:
1.Open Registry Editor:

Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter.
2.Navigate to the Path:

In the Registry Editor, expand the following path:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryBackgroundshellexContextMenuHandlers

3.Create a New Key:

Right-click on ContextMenuHandlers, then choose New > Key (it may show as “New > Item” depending on your system, but it’s the same as a key).
Name the new key New.
4.Set the Default Value:

Inside the New key, in the right pane, you should see a Default string item. If it doesn’t exist, right-click the right pane and select New > String Value to create it, and name it Default.
Double-click the Default string value, and set its Value Data to:

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

5.Save Changes and Exit:

Click OK to save, then close the Registry Editor.
6.Restart Your Computer or Windows Explorer:

Restart your computer, or press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager. Right-click Windows Explorer and select Restart to apply the changes.
Summary:
You created a new Key (or Item) called New under ContextMenuHandlers and set its Default value to {D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}.
This should restore the “New Folder” option in your right-click context menu.