Win11: "New txt file" is missing from the right-click menu

[g200]

After the transition from Win 10 to 11, the New > txt file option is missing from the right-click menu.
I was with TC ver. 10.0, updated to 10.50 - no change.

[Horst.Epp]

That has nothing to do with TC version, other file managers have the same problem in Windows 11.
There is some entry missing in the registry.
Try the following fix:

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.txt\ShellNew]
"ItemName"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,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,\
  00,6e,00,6f,00,74,00,65,00,70,00,61,00,64,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,2c,00,\
  2d,00,34,00,37,00,30,00,00,00
"NullFile"=""

[g200]

I doubt it. Windows Explorer has it.
Windows 11 Pro 21H2 Build 22000.856

BDY Bitdefender showed up in the right-click menu in Win 11.

[Horst.Epp]

I doubt it. Windows Explorer has it.
Windows 11 Pro 21H2 21H2 Build 22000.856

Windows Explorer was not the question.
We are talking about 3rd party file managers.

[ghisler(Author)]

That's odd, my Windows 11 PC (not updated from Windows 10) does have the "New text file" entry both in Total Commander and in the Explorer. I don't see any reason why the "New" menu in Explorer should have this entry and TC doesn't.

[JohnLemon]

The RegEdit fix did not worked for me. Any other ideas? (Windows 11, TC 10,51, File Explorer has new>TXT)

[Horst.Epp]

As said in my Windows 11 system all is fine, in TC and in Explorer.
Using TC you don't need such a context menu entry.
Shift-F4 is the way to create a new text file in TC without any need for a context menu.

[white]

The RegEdit fix did not worked for me. Any other ideas? (Windows 11, TC 10,51, File Explorer has new>TXT)

Which editor is associated with the text file type?

[Kishiro]

@John Lemon - This reg-file from tenforums.com fixed the missing right-click option in TC on Windows 11 (22H2) for me.

Restore default new text document context menu :
https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/244784d1567021232-add-remove-default-new-context-menu-items-windows-10-a-restore_new_text_document_context_menu_item.reg

[g200]

That's odd,

I agree. I have a second PC which was also with win 10 and TC v. 10, and last week updated to win 11. The text file is still in the right-click menu of TC. One PC has it another doesn't. I see only one difference - it doesn't work on win 11 Pro but works on win 11 Enterprise.

[colemanlee]

That's odd,

I agree. I have a second PC which was also with win 10 and TC v. 10, and last week updated to win 11. The text file is still in the right-click menu of TC. One PC has it another doesn't. I see only one difference - it doesn't work on win 11 Pro but works on win 11 Enterprise.

I have encountered exactly the same problem, what should I do？ Do you have a solution?
Windows11 / TC 10.50 / no new txt in TC but has in Explorer.

[ghisler(Author)]

In Windows 11, Microsoft has moved "New text file" to the new collapsed context menu. This menu is not available to 3rd party programs like Total Commander. Strangely I do have the "New" - "Text file" also in Total Commander in Windows 11. Maybe it needs some other registry key.

[colemanlee]

@John Lemon - This reg-file from tenforums.com fixed the missing right-click option in TC on Windows 11 (22H2) for me.

Restore default new text document context menu :
https://www.tenforums.com/attachments/tutorials/244784d1567021232-add-remove-default-new-context-menu-items-windows-10-a-restore_new_text_document_context_menu_item.reg

Thanks, it works for me.
OS version: Windows 11 23H2
TC version: TotalCommand v10.50