When you right-click an empty area on the desktop, the “New” menu that appears may not contain the “Folder” entry. Also, when attempting to create a folder by clicking the “New Folder” toolbar button in a folder or by pressing the Ctrl + Shift + N keys, nothing may happen.
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| Right click new folder option missing Windows 10 |
Restore New “Folder” option to the right-click menu
You can restore the “Folder” entry in the “New” menu using the following procedure:
- Start the Registry Editor (regedit.exe)
- Navigate to the following location:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder
- In the right-pane, double-click (default) and set its data to Folder
- Exit the Registry Editor.
- Log off and log back in.