How to Add or Remove 'New' Context Menu in Windows 10

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

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When you right-click on your Desktop or in File Explorer, you have the option to create new folders, compressed folders, shortcuts, images, and documents. In this tutorial, we show you how to remove the New Context Menu option.

Here is a before and after example using the Desktop:

Download Add or Remove New Context Menu in Windows 10, and extract the two files:

Video tutorial:

Remove New Context Menu.reg
Add New Context Menu.reg (Default)

Double-click Remove New Context Menu.reg or Add New Context Menu.reg to enable or disable Disable Automatic Maintenance in Windows 10.

Click Yes when prompted by User Account Control.
Click Yes when prompted by Registry Editor.

Click OK when prompted by the Registry Editor.

This tweak is included as part of MajorGeeks Registry Tweaks.

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