create new folder missing?

Discussion in 'Windows 11' started by novigen434, Oct 29, 2022.

  1. novigen434

    novigen434 MDL Novice

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    I can't make a new folder via context menu, or explorer>new. The option is missing.

    already doing search with following results (not working):
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\folder
    ctrl+shift+n

    it's just annoying, not worth doing clean install. For the moment i just create a zip file and extract it as folder.
    also cmd mkdir is working.
    also might worth mentioning, the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\folder is being typed as "folder" not "Folder". Tried to change it to "Folder" but it throws error that ".....already exists", but can't find another "Folder" on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.

    anybody got an idea?
     
  2. kaljukass

    kaljukass MDL Guru

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    If sfc /scannow or/and DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth cannot restore/repair your damaged Windows, sooner or later you will have to do a new installation one way or another.
    The sooner you do this, the more likely it is that you will be able to keep your files and apps. Later it may happen that you will only be able to keep your files and everything else will have to be reinstalled as well again.
    But the cause of this problem is simple - you just have a damaged registry and the easiest thing is to take a backup of your registry and restore the original registry.
     
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  3. Stripakulina

    Stripakulina MDL Member

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    #3 Stripakulina, Oct 29, 2022
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    Restore New Folder context menu item

    Relogon is required.
     
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  4. novigen434

    novigen434 MDL Novice

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    sfc found no issues

    save it as .reg, run it and reboot, still missing new folder option
     
  5. kaljukass

    kaljukass MDL Guru

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    That was to be expected.
    If DISM also doesn't work, you can try in place Reset/Reinstall, but I'd recommend backing up your files first, because it also might not work or else you might lose your files.You probably don't have (and won't have) any other options, of course, if you don't have a complete Backup image.
     
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  6. novigen434

    novigen434 MDL Novice

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    i understand your concern, but reset is a kinda thing when it's unusable for me
    as i said earlier, it's just annoying, and i have some cheap tricks to tackle it, everything else is working fine

    any ideas beside reset is appriciated, no rush, do it in your free time
    thanks
     
  7. kaljukass

    kaljukass MDL Guru

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    Is there such a thing (it's the same for both Win10 and Win11)
    And is this field correct? It must be {D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719} (if needed look aslso picture bellow)
    Code:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New]
    @="{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}"
    
    ScreenShot_20221031015033.png
     
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  8. scaramonga

    scaramonga MDL Senior Member

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    Should be added in Moment 3.
     
  9. novigen434

    novigen434 MDL Novice

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    yes, it's correct
    sorry, still can't upload img/links
    what do you mean by moment 3
     
  10. moment3 might be 22624 build .
     
  11. novigen434

    novigen434 MDL Novice

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    everybody on 22621 has no easy way to create a new folder? i thought it was a bug on my end
     
  12. Dolmatov

    Dolmatov MDL Addicted

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    Can the identifier itself be removed? {D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}

    Code:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
    
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}]
    @="New Menu Handler"
    "ContextMenuOptIn"=""
    "flags"=dword:00000000
    
    [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}\InProcServer32]
    @=hex(2):25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
      00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,73,00,68,00,\
      65,00,6c,00,6c,00,33,00,32,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00
    "ThreadingModel"="Apartment"
    
    
     
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  13. novigen434

    novigen434 MDL Novice

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    it's present
    i checked the code 1by1
    however i can't overwrite it
     
  14. novigen434

    novigen434 MDL Novice

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    found it
    cmd as admin > assoc folder=Folder