WIN11, new text file option missing

Anonymous
2023-05-03T01:24:03+00:00

Suddenly, right clicking Desktop and selecting New no longer shows a Text File option. Can this option somehow be restored?

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Anonymous
2023-05-03T02:36:26+00:00

Hi,

I'm Sneha and I'd be happy to help you out with your question. Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

It's possible that the Text File option has been removed or disabled by a recent Windows update or by a third-party program. However, there are some steps you can try to restore the Text File option.

First, open Notepad by typing "notepad" in the Windows search bar and pressing Enter. Then, type any random text in the Notepad window. Next, click on "File" in the top left corner of the window and select "Save As". Navigate to your Desktop or the folder where you want to save the text file, and in the "Save as type" field, select "All Files (.)". In the "File name" field, enter the name you want for your text file, followed by ".txt" (e.g. "mytextfile.txt"). Finally, click on "Save".

After completing these steps, try right-clicking on your Desktop again and see if the Text File option has been restored. If the issue persists, it's possible that a third-party software or antivirus program may be interfering with the Windows context menu. You may want to check for any updates or conflicts with these programs.

If you have any other questions or need assistance with anything, please don't hesitate to let me know. It will be my pleasure to Assist you.

Best Regards, Sneha

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-10-31T19:46:23+00:00

    Same thing happened to me just now!
    Guess creating text files is too much for windows - too much of a good thing is just not good lol

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-11-12T08:35:25+00:00

    There is no notepad on my windows 11

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-01T11:36:42+00:00

    Going into task manager and restarting the Windows Explorer process fixed this issue for me as well.

    I'm not sure what's going on with MS lately. These strange issues aren't exclusive to win11; win10 has also been getting extremely buggy for me lately. I know there's always been more than a few people who decry windows as having many issues, but until the past few months, it always seemed to be overblown. Unfortunately, the troubling frequency of bugs is making it very difficult for me to keep considering these complaints as overreactions.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-12-09T14:02:25+00:00

    No I am sorry, the steps you provided did not resolve the issue.

    Kevin

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