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“New Folder” Option missing from “New” Menu in Windows Vista

23 October 2008 7 Comments

Today when I tried creating a New Folder in Windows Vista, I saw that the option was missing from the right click “New” menu. I tried creating it through the explorer by going to “Organize – New Folder”. This option was there but it was doing nothing. I was able to successfully able to create a folder through DOS but that is not something you prefer.

New Folder fix

I thought that it might be due to a virus but a scan by my anti virus and anti spyware didn’t find anything. So after searching, I was able to find a solution to this problem. Apparently, the reason why this is happening is unknown. to fix the problem, download this file (folderfix_vista.zip) , extract it to your desktop, you will get a .reg file . Right click on that file and select “Merge” in administrator mode and add it to your registry.


After that, simply refresh the desktop 2-3 times and the entry will be back and working.

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  • 7 Comments »

    • TONY said:

      wow great!

    • CB said:

      In the last few weeks, I also had the same problem as Tony and this indeed fixed my issue of the NEW – Folder item missing. It is back and works great. Thanks.

    • RM said:

      Thanks! Finally, a working solution to this problem.

    • Abdullah Tijjani said:

      i do what exactly said but it not work to me i need help

    • Aram said:

      THANK YOU!

      All solutions were pointing me to fix the right click menu ‘New’ option, but NOT the new folder. But you finally shared the solution.

    • Jaz said:

      This worked perfectly.
      Quite easy to do, as well (for the not-so-computer-savvy people out there).

      Thank you very much.

    • MARCO P. said:

      THank you so much!!!!

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