New file context menu windows 7

I still don't know why it happened,and how it return normal. The problem remains after revocery. It is really weired. I think there is something of policy or registry to block the context menu under some circumstances, maybe someone knows that can explain how to avoid such problem.

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If the issue persists, use the following tool to check if any shell extension affects Windows Explorer:. Run ShellExView. Please Note: The third-party product discussed here is manufactured by a company that is independent of Microsoft.

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Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. Sign up using Email and Password. I'd love to know how to do this too Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. You could change the file type description for each file class manually. Improve this answer. Anders Anders Thanks for the suggestion Anders - unfortunately neither of these has worked for me - changed first one value and logged out and in again, then the other.

This is the file extension's ProdID. Set the Default value to whatever you would like the context menu new item to display as. Thanks Ben, this is the same as the solution suggested by Anders, which didn't do the trick for me. Basically I have 3 filetypes I want to create a "new file" menu items for,. Yes, I noticed they were similar but Anders' solution didn't work for me because of, as I found out later, the FriendlyTypeName issue. So, I thought I'd post it as an answer.

Oh I see, sorry, missed that. I just associated the filetypes in the standard Win Explorer options. I was able to derive a solution from the answers above. Community Bot 1 1 1 silver badge. Sarvap Praharanayuthan Sarvap Praharanayuthan 3, 6 6 gold badges 45 45 silver badges 67 67 bronze badges.