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Hide the built-in "New" context menu
Supported on PowerToys version 0.98.0 or later
What it does
This policy configures if Windows' built-in New context menu should be hidden on the context menu. If you enable this policy, then the built-in New context menu will be hidden, and user can only create new files and folders using New+ and the explorer toolbar New button. If you disable this policy, then the build-in New context menu will be displayed as normal in Windows. If you don't configure this policy, the user will be able to control the setting and can enable or disable it.
What it writes
- Hive
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE or HKEY_CURRENT_USER
- Registry key
Software\Policies\PowerToys- Value name
NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu- When enabled
- DWORD 1
- When disabled
- DWORD 0
Configure and deploy
Choose a state; the output below is generated from the template for exactly that.
Enabled · Computer · template defaults
Registry file (.reg)
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\PowerToys]
"NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu"=dword:00000001
PowerShell
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
function Set-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}
function Remove-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
)
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return
}
foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
# Policy: Hide the built-in "New" context menu
# Name: NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: PowerToys.admx
Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\PowerToys' -Name 'NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1
- The OMA-URI is an inferred ADMX-backed Policy CSP candidate derived from the source ADMX file name and policy name.
- Some Microsoft policies use built-in Policy CSP pages whose area names don't match the ADMX file name, so verify the candidate against Microsoft Learn before deployment.
ADMX profile candidate (OMA-URI)
./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_PowerToys/NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenuADMX SyncML candidate
<SyncML xmlns="SYNCML:SYNCML1.2">
<SyncBody>
<Replace>
<CmdID>1</CmdID>
<Item>
<Meta>
<Format>chr</Format>
<Type>text/plain</Type>
</Meta>
<Target>
<LocURI>./Device/Vendor/MSFT/Policy/Config/ADMX_PowerToys/NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu</LocURI>
</Target>
<Data><enabled/></Data>
</Item>
</Replace>
<Final/>
</SyncBody>
</SyncML>Intune remediation scripts
Detection
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$reasons = [System.Collections.Generic.List[string]]::new()
function Test-RegistryValueExists {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return $false
}
return $null -ne (Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)
}
function Test-RegistryValueEquals {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Kind,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Expected
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return $false
}
$valueObject = Get-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if ($null -eq $valueObject) {
return $false
}
$actual = $valueObject.$Name
switch ($Kind) {
'String' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
'ExpandString' { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
'DWord' { return [uint32]$actual -eq [uint32]$Expected }
'QWord' { return [uint64]$actual -eq [uint64]$Expected }
'MultiString' {
$actualArray = @($actual)
$expectedArray = @($Expected)
if ($actualArray.Count -ne $expectedArray.Count) { return $false }
for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Count; $index++) {
if ([string]$actualArray[$index] -cne [string]$expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
'Binary' {
$actualArray = [byte[]]$actual
$expectedArray = [byte[]]$Expected
if ($actualArray.Length -ne $expectedArray.Length) { return $false }
for ($index = 0; $index -lt $actualArray.Length; $index++) {
if ($actualArray[$index] -ne $expectedArray[$index]) { return $false }
}
return $true
}
default { return [string]$actual -ceq [string]$Expected }
}
}
# Policy: Hide the built-in "New" context menu
# Name: NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: PowerToys.admx
$isMatch = Test-RegistryValueEquals -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\PowerToys' -Name 'NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu' -Kind 'DWord' -Expected 1
if (-not $isMatch) {
$reasons.Add('Value mismatch: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\PowerToys\NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu') | Out-Null
}
if ($reasons.Count -eq 0) {
Write-Output 'Compliant'
exit 0
}
$reasons | ForEach-Object { Write-Output $_ }
exit 1
Remediation
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
function Set-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $PropertyType,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][object] $Value
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
New-Item -Path $Path -Force | Out-Null
}
New-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -PropertyType $PropertyType -Value $Value -Force | Out-Null
}
function Remove-RegistryValue {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path,
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Name
)
if (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $Name -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
function Clear-RegistryKeyValues {
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)][string] $Path
)
if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $Path)) {
return
}
foreach ($propertyName in (Get-Item -LiteralPath $Path).Property) {
Remove-ItemProperty -LiteralPath $Path -Name $propertyName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
}
}
# Policy: Hide the built-in "New" context menu
# Name: NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu
# Scope: Machine
# State: Enabled
# Source: PowerToys.admx
Set-RegistryValue -Path 'Registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\PowerToys' -Name 'NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu' -PropertyType 'DWord' -Value 1
History 63 retained releases
- 0.98.017 Mar 2026
- Added in this release.
7 later releases left it unchanged.
Template
- Internal name
NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu- Namespace
Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys- Template file
PowerToys.admx- Release
- Microsoft PowerToys 0.101.2362.0 · file set
d5e4003f3cfc59f8…
Definition, editor controls and support
Definition
<policy class="Both" displayName="$(string.NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu)" explainText="$(string.NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenuDescription)" key="Software\Policies\PowerToys" name="NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu" valueName="NewPlusHideBuiltInNewContextMenu" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:NewPlus" />
<supportedOn ref="Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0" />
<enabledValue>
<decimal value="1" />
</enabledValue>
<disabledValue>
<decimal value="0" />
</disabledValue>
</policy>Editor controls
Supported platforms and category
Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:category:NewPlus
<category displayName="$(string.NewPlus)" name="NewPlus" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:PowerToys" />
</category>
Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:category:PowerToys
<category displayName="$(string.PowerToys)" name="PowerToys" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:definition:SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0)" name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:category:NewPlus
<category displayName="$(string.NewPlus)" name="NewPlus" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions">
<parentCategory ref="Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:PowerToys" />
</category>
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:NewPlus">New+</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:category:PowerToys
<category displayName="$(string.PowerToys)" name="PowerToys" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:PowerToys">Microsoft PowerToys</string></strings>
Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:definition:SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0
<definition displayName="$(string.SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0)" name="SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/GroupPolicy/2006/07/PolicyDefinitions" />
<strings><string id="Microsoft.Policies.PowerToys:SUPPORTED_POWERTOYS_0_98_0">PowerToys version 0.98.0 or later</string></strings>