Re-add "create new text file" to Windows 11 context menu

I have just upgraded to Windows 11 on my pc.

As a C++/cmake programmer, I constantly use the option "create new -> text file" on the context menu, but Windows 11 has removed this option.

Is there a way to get this option back, e.g via regedit, or some new tool?


Load up Regedit, and follow the below steps.

  1. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID
  2. Right-click the folder and select New > Key
  3. Assign the name {86ca1aa0-34aa-4e8b-a509-50c905bae2a2}
  4. Right-click the new key, and select New > Key
  5. Name it InprocServer32
  6. Edit the default string inside the InprocServer32 key, and set the data to empty/null.
  7. Reboot, and the context-menu should be available.