The New menu in Windows Explorer displays a list of file types that can be created by selecting them from that menu. Several new handlers are available right after installation of the operating system including the creation of text documents and shortcuts.
Other programs that get installed may also add new handlers to the Windows Explorer menu which are then available by right-clicking and selecting new from the Windows Explorer menu as well.
It happens every now and then that handlers are added to the menu that the computer user never makes use of. This is for instance the case for contact, bmp and jntfile documents on our test system. They are on the other hand displayed in the menu making the selection process of the file types that are actually used more complicated.
The free Open source program Shell New Handler offers the functionality to manage the new handlers in Windows Explorer. It displays all handlers with their name, description and Windows Registry path. A checkbox defines if the handler is displayed in Windows Explorer.
New handlers that are not needed can easily be disabled in Windows Explorer by unchecking them in the application. The changes are immediately visible in Windows Explorer.
Shell New Handler can be downloaded from its project website over at Sourceforge. It requires the Microsoft .net Framework 3.5 and runs fine on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating systems.
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TweakUI (by M$) can also do this:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx
Another tool promoted I read about at LifeHacker:
http://lifehacker.com/5454912/shellmenunew-cleans-up-the-windows-explorer-new-menu
Years ago I figured out how to do it manually:
http://virtualplastic.net/msgboard/thread.php?forum=0&thread=370
My question would be: “What can this one do?” 8) New comers are always welcome.
@”TweakUI (by M$) can also do this” – the tool only has 10kB and no need to install, simply download it, use it and drop it to recycle bin – so what?
@”Years ago I figured out how to do it manually” – have fun diggin in registry by hand lol