New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items

**Brink**

How to Restore Missing Default New Context Menu Items in Vista

Information

This will show you how to restore any missing default menu items from in the New context (right click) menu. This includes the Folder, Shortcut, Bitmap Image, Contact, Rich Text Document, Text Document, and Briefcase menu items.

NOTE

This will restore the entire default key entry in the registry for the menu item that is missing in the New context menu. For more about the ShellNew key and how to add a menu item of your own, see: How to Add and Remove a New Menu Item in Vista

Tip

If New is missing from the context menu, then see: How to Restore or Remove New from the Context Menu in Vista and continue this tutorial to restore any missing menu items in the New menu.

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EXAMPLE: New Context Menu with Default Menu Items
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.

New_Menu.jpg

Here's How:

NOTE

Select and download the New menu item(s) REG file(s) that you are missing to restore them back to the New context menu item list.

1. To Restore Folder -
NOTE: If the New Folder menu item is not working properly, then see: How to Fix New Folder in Vista
A) Click on the download button below to download the Restore_Folder.reg file.

2. To Restore Shortcut -
A) Click on the download button below to download the Restore_Shortcut.reg file.

3. To Restore Bitmap Image -
A) Click on the download button below to download the Restore_Bitmap_Image.reg file.

4. To Restore Contact -
A) Click on the download button below to download the Restore_Contact.reg file.

5. To Restore Rich Text Document -
A) Click on the download button below to download the Restore_Rich_Text_Document.reg file.

6. To Restore Text Document -
A) Click on the download button below to download the Restore_Text_Document.reg file.

7. To Restore Briefcase -
A) Click on the download button below to download the Restore_Briefcase.reg file.

8. Click on Save, and save the .reg file to the Desktop.
9. Right click the .reg (On Desktop) file and click Merge.
10. Click on the Run button for Security Warning pop-up.
11. Click on Continue (UAC), Yes, and then OK when prompted.
12. When done, you can delete the .reg file(s) (On Desktop).

That's it,
Shawn

xufos66 · 07-16-2008

i try to restore text document but it still no menu item ?

**Brink** · 07-16-2008

Hello Xufos66, and welcome to Vista Forums.

I updated the download to include the full .txt key entry from the registry. Try downloading it again with this new version to see if that can restore it for you.

Shawn

xufos66 · 07-17-2008

^^
wow thanks,my text document is restore now

**Brink** · 07-17-2008

Your welcome Xufos66,

I'm happy to hear that did the trick. Thank you for the feedback.

Shawn

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Brink Administrator	Re: New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items Hello Xufos66, and welcome to Vista Forums. I updated the download to include the full .txt key entry from the registry. Try downloading it again with this new version to see if that can restore it for you. Shawn

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xufos66 Newbie	Re: New Context Menu - Restore Default Menu Items ^^ wow thanks,my text document is restore now