Windows 10: No shortcut option on right click desktop

Please can anyone help. I have upgraded Windows 7 to Windows 10. When right clicking the desktop I only get the option under the "New" menu to crate a folder, no shortcut. Anyone know how I can fix this?

Thanks

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Hi Brenda,

Find Outlook on the alphabetical list on your Start Menu

Right click and choose More - Open File Location

Right click the file in the Folder Location and choose 'Pin to Taskbar'

If that option is not available, right click and choose 'Send to Desktop - Create Shortcut'

Then drag the Desktop shortcut onto your Taskbar and delete the Desktop Shortcut

 

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When you installed the printer/scanner, it should have created a SCAN shortcut in the start menu. Right click on it, there should be a an option to pin to the Start menu. In the More option, there should be an option to "open file location". Open it then
right click and drag that program to the desktop to create a shortcut on the desktop.

 

Hello Shane, and welcome to Ten Forums.

Using step 9 in the tutorial below should be able to sort this for you. *Smile

New Context Menu - Remove Restore Default Menu Items - Windows 7 Help Forums

 

Thanks for such a quick reply. I have tried this it tells me the regkey was entered correctly, I have rebooted the PC but still no shortcut option*Sad

 

In that case, please go ahead and post a screenshot showing your desktop with the New context menu open to see if it may reveal anything.

https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/1...en-forums.html

 

Thank you for the help. Here is the screen dump showing only new folder option

 

Double check the permissions for your "C:\Users\(user-name)\Desktop" folder to make sure that your account is listed in the Security tab of it's Properties page, and is set to "Allow" your account "Full control".

Permissions - Allow or Deny Access to Users and Groups in Windows 8

 

A very good suggestion which has highlight another problem, when I right click ANY folder and select Properities, nothing happens

 

In that case, you might see how it works while signed in to a new account.

If it works properly, then you could use the new account instead.

If it still doesn't, then you may need to refresh or reset Windows. *Sad

 

OK good and bad news. I shared the desktop with myself again and now I have the full context menu*Smile However the right click properties does do a thing on any account or any folder. So I guess I am stuck with a bad install whic h I don't know how to fix. Things on Windows 10 seem to start working after a few days, or am I just being hopeful. HHD is always running, is it indexing or something, install it on Sat two days ago?

 

It won't hurt to give it a few days to see.

If not, then you could refresh or reset Windows 10.

Refresh Windows 10

Reset Windows 10