Remove “New” from context menu

Some people are annoyed with the “New” option in the context menu.If u are one of them and want to remove that option,then open up notepad and copy paste the following

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
;Remove "New" from context menu
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background]
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex]
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
 
[-HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New]
@="{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}"

Save the file as “removenew.reg”.You can choose any name but the name must be enclosed in double quotes and .reg extension should be present.

Now double click the reg file just created and press Yes.

That’s it…

The changes are instantaneous and it is reflected immediately

If u want to re-enable or restore New , then copy paste the following

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
;Restore "New" in context menu
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background]
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex]
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers]
 
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers\New]
@="{D969A300-E7FF-11d0-A93B-00A0C90F2719}"

Save the file as “restorenew.reg”.You can choose any name but the name must be enclosed in double quotes and .reg extension should be present.

Now double click the reg file just created and press Yes.

That’s it…

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