Used to do a right click to place the icon on the desktop, how to do that now?

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• I suddenly lost Microsoft Powerpoint, Word and Excel: right click anywhere on the desktop or the folder > > New > > Excel or Word or Powerpoint. How to bring back this ability?

  For a long time, I always made the following steps to create a new file in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, or Visio:

  1 - right click anywhere on the desktop (or inside any folder)

  2 Select 'new' from the context menu that is displayed > select Word (or Excel or...)

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  How do I return this very useful feature?

  Hello

  You have discovered a problem with Windows 7. To resolve this problem, I recommend a program called FileMenu Tools. You can download the portable freeware from here: http://www.softpedia.com/get/PORTABLE-SOFTWARE/System/System-Enhancements/FileMenu-Tools-Portable.shtml .

  After having downloaded and installed the program, you will notice that, by default, each option is checked. I would be much more selective on this subject, otherwise your context menu will be a full page long! When the main window opens, you will see a list on the right side of all the elements that can be added to the context menu. Start weeding through the list and every one to take away, you don't need the United Nationsby checking the box.

  Once you have completed your selection (de-selections) make sure that you click the green check mark in the row of icons at the top of the left window of the interface to 'Apply' of your choice. The program can do much more, but that answers your specific question. I am told that the program has a good help file, so try here if you are interested.

  Let me know if this solves the problem for you.

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• Why can I no longer right click to get the NewFolder option? I realize now, there is a button for this, but it does not work.

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  Hello

  I understand that you are facing problems with the creation of a "New folder" option in the context menu.

  Have you made changes on the computer before this problem?

  I suggest to follow the methods provided below and we update on the State of the question.

  Method 1: I suggest you to follow the steps suggested by "Linda Yan" and check if it helps.
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itproui/thread/9ee6ecdf-5958-4AF4-B640-c659ada57bc4/

  Registry WARNING: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, see this link: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Back-up-the-registry

  Method 2: If the problem persists, I suggest you follow the steps proposed by "Linda Yan" and check if it helps.
  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7itprogeneral/thread/97de8a2a-12f2-4381-A409-a78f4ae551cf/
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• FireFox won't let me not do right click to change the bookmark names

  I recently bought a new computer and downloaded FireFox. When you add my favorite sites to my bookmark, the names are added automatically. They are too long, and I want to change them, but FF is not letting me do a right click to change the name.

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  Hello

  1. have there been recent changes to the computer before the show?

  I suggest to follow the steps provided and check if it helps.

   

  Method 1: Try to boot in safe mode and check if the same problem occurs.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

   

  Method 2:

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  By setting your boot system minimum state helps determine if third-party applications or startup items are causing the problem.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or Windows 7:
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• drop down menu to the right click is on the wrong side

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  Press OK.

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  5. click on OK.

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  The following two articles, especially the second, should help you with the installation of new drivers:

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• Hi people! Can someone advise me something in Lightroom please CC.  When I export files once after you have finished the adjustments etc. and I click 'Save with the previous' - how to find where it was recorded, if I forgot the last folder saved to?

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  Start Firefox in Firefox to solve the issues in Safe Mode to check if one of the Add-ons is the cause of the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Modules > themes).

  • Makes no changes on the start safe mode window.

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  Right click and I get a picture of the entire window (tabs above, the entire site). In the upper right corner of this photo (photo is inside this menu after right-clicking straight or suggestions) I have my standard menu. When I try to point sth (on the menu) it starts flashing (picture, menu, picture...). It drives me crazy. I even tried system reinstall and it happens again.

  I'm working on laptop. It is not a beast but not some junk too.

  Any ideas?

  P.S, English is not my first language so I tried to make everything as clear as possible. If sth does not know just let me know.

  P.s2 I could use some of the built in dictionary to avoid misspellings, but I can't.

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• Disable the right click Menu of the WebBrowser

  Hi all

  I use a WebBrowser control to display a Test report in XML format.  The problem I have is that right-clicking on WebBrowser displays a context menu.  Anyone know how to remove the right click menu option?  If not does anyone know a method to display XML files using an indicator that does not include a right click menu?

  I've tried to filter the clicks right on WebBrowser, as shown, but this seems to need the delay of 500ms (?) to work on my machine of dev of LV and is not reliable when my application is integrated in an EXE and deployed in a LV Run Time System.

  

  Concerning

  Steve

  Hi SercoSteveB,

  Because the WebBrowser of LabVIEW control uses Internet Explorer. The best way to disable the contextual framework

  menu is disable in fact from the Internet Explorer itself. I think that your default browser is not Internet Explorer,

  It is therefore prudent to disable right click here.

  Here is the manual that explains how do:

  Activate or deactivate the contextual menus right click in Windows Explorer

  http://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-disable-right-click-context-menus-Windows-Explorer

  I hope that helps!

  Kind regards

• How to define a process as Affinity if right click on it, the option is not there

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  If you do not use a multi core processor or multiprocessor system, the option would be available.

• Context right click menu, in the MS apps does not work.

  When an application MS Office shortcut menu right click does not work; the material of Mouse & touchpad work. When this and other applications (especially when online) the menu pop-up Windows Live is automatically displayed when the cursor is over the menu options of the application (file, publishing, display, etc.).  ESC should be pressed to remove Windows Live menus so that the menu of the application are available.  I ran a Virus and SpyBot check, but nothing was detected.  Can you please help.

  Hello

  A defective Explorer shell extension in the right click menu seems to be the problem. It could also be linked to the third-party software.

  Follow the method 1 and method 2 to resolve this problem.

  Method 1:

  To check if the problem is caused by a third-party application, put your system at startup boot and see if right click works fine then.

  See this article for more details.

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Method 2:
  
  To see if the Explorer shell extension is corrupted or not, open the registry editor and save the selected branch, remove managers of context menus one by one.

  Important: This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following link.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/back-up-the-registry

  Open the registry editor and save the branch selected, delete management context menus one by one.

  To access the Registry Editor:

  (a) go to start and type regedit.exe.

  (b) managers of context menus are located in

  ·        [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AllFileSystemObjects\shellex\ contextmenuhandlers]

  ·        [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shellex\contextmenuhandlers]

  ·        [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shellex\contextmenuhandlers]

  (c) select 'Register' - 'Export register', so you can restore your changes later. Choose to export only the selected branch.

  (d) now remove a context menu Manager after another, and then every time try (Windows Explorer) if right click works again. In this way, you should find the faulty extension.

  (e) when you've found, you must double-click on the .reg created above to restore all shell extensions and then only delete the faulty extension.

  Also check the properties of sensitivity of touchpad and mouse under the controls of the mouse.

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/change-mouse-settings

  Hope this information is useful.

  Amrita M

  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• lack of right-click menu on the taskbar

  Hello.  I was clicking on the menu right click on the bar of tasks and managed to accidentally do the menu disappears.  I wonder how do I get it back.  I tried right-clicking on the Start button to get the properties of the taskbar, but it does not contain an option for this.  I am running Windows 7 SP1.  After search in the Microsoft Knowledge base, it seems, there is a way to do it for an earlier version of the operating system, but the instructions are not applicable to Windows 7 (I tried).  FYI, my taskbar is visible and locked, so there is no problem with that.  Of course, without the menu, I can't hide, unlock, or move the taskbar, not that I'm worried.

  Hi DirkAB,

  Thanks for posting in the Microsoft Community.

  It would be useful that you can answer these questions to help you further.

  1. who are you referring to right click menu?

  2 what is the added items or jump list?

  If you are referring to the Jumplist, then try the following steps to restore the same.

  a. open the taskbar and Start Menu properties by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, appearance and personalization, then clicking on the taskbar and Start Menu.

  b. click the StartMenu tab and do the following:

  -To view recently programs appear in the start menu, select and tick the boxstore and display recently opened programsin the start menu .

  -To view files recently opened in the lists of shortcuts on the taskbar and start menu, select and check the boxstore and display recently opened items in the start menu and the taskbar .

  c. click OK.

  For more information, see the articles:

  Clear lists on the start menu and taskbar

  Jump lists

  If you need further assistance, please answer and we will be happy to help you.