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
    2023-06-02T18:00:46+00:00

    This did not solve the issue for me.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-07-19T12:48:23+00:00
    1. Right-click a text file.
    2. Open with > Choose another app > Notepad > Always

    Now this worked. (I did not have to reboot.)

    Then I did the same with "Notepad ++" (my favorite) and it is now again the default but still things work; i.e.,

    right-click > "New" contains the option "Text Document".

    [My Windows 11 was recently updated. Maybe that caused the problem?]

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-07-18T21:34:33+00:00

    I had the exact same issue. For me, I just had to restart explorer.exe in Task Manager.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-06-07T01:14:37+00:00

    I think you should make a fresh post instead of tagging the question onto an existing post, don't you think?

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