How to change the Windows New options in right-click menu

In Windows, when you right-click an empty space on your desktop or in a File Explorer folder, an option in the context window is "New >". If you move the pointer over this option, you're presented with a drop-down menu, listing types of new documents you can create at this location. It's a convenient way to create a new text file or Word document, for example.

If you like using this feature, and you want to add a new type of document to the New list, follow these steps.

Windows XP users

1. Install and open TweakUI.
2. Click the Templates option in the left side of the window.
3. To remove any options available through the new section, you can highlight the icon you want to remove and click the Delete button.
4. To add new templates, click the Create button and locate a file of your choice to add. If a template has not been created for the file you are attempting to add, you will receive an error.

Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows 2000 users

1. Install and open TweakUI.
2. In TweakUI, click the New tab.
3. To remove any options available through the new section, you can highlight the icon you want to remove and click the Remove button.
4. To add a new options, drag-and-drop the icon of your choice into the window. If a file template has not been created, you will receive an error when attempting to drag the file into the window.