Duplicate "New" Option in Right-Click Context Menu on Windows 11

I'm using Directory Opus on Windows 11, and I noticed that when I right-click inside a folder or on the desktop, there are two identical "New" options in the context menu. Both menus look exactly the same, showing the same list of file types that can be created.

This issue did not occur when I was using Windows 10 with Directory Opus. However, after installing Directory Opus on Windows 11, the duplicate "New" option appeared immediately, even though I did not import any old configuration or settings—I started with a fresh installation.

Additionally, this issue only happens in Directory Opus; the right-click menu in the default Windows File Explorer appears normal with just a single "New" option. I also checked my system, and I have not installed any third-party shell extensions that could modify the context menu.

Is this a known issue with Windows 11, or is there a way to fix it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

For whatever it's worth, I only have one instance of "New" when right-clicking either the desktop or a folder background. Opus 13 on Windows 11.

Have you made any changes to the context menu? (Settings / Customize / Context Menus / Folders)

DO was installed right after the Win11 installation. It is the IoT Enterprise LTSC version. I haven’t tried any other versions of Windows 11.

Have you made any changes to the context menu? (Settings / Customize / Context Menus / Folders)

No, didn't change anything

To help work out what's happening, please do these steps:

  • Turn on Preferences / Miscellaneous / Advanced: [Troubleshooting] context_menu_debug
  • Download DebugView from Microsoft, extract it and run it.
    (Run dbgview64.exe. Doesn't require any installation, nor elevation. Just double-click the exe.)
  • Right-click the background of a folder in Opus.

That should output some text in DebugView, where you can use File > Save As... to save it to a text file.

Please share the results with us.

Once done, turn off context_menu_debug again and delete the DebugView folder/zip.

Thank you for your replay, I've done waht you said, here is my log:

00000001 0.00000000 [34452] [22436] dopus: --- Shell Context Menu Start ---
00000002 0.00011890 [34452] [22436] dopus: --- Shell Context Menu End ---
00000003 0.00305560 [34452] [22436] dopus: AddFiletypeItemsFromReg loop for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT Directory\Background\shell, TypeMask: 0x4
00000004 0.00317310 [34452] [22436] dopus: AddFiletypeItemsFromReg: cmd
00000005 0.00335720 [34452] [22436] dopus: AddFiletypeItemsFromReg: Powershell
00000006 0.00348740 [34452] [22436] dopus: AddFiletypeItemsFromReg: 搜索 Everything...
00000007 0.00371070 [34452] [22436] dopus: AddFiletypeItemsFromReg loop for HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT Directory\Background\opus, TypeMask: 0x4
00000008 0.00372600 [34452] [22436] dopus: Add CME button 搜索 Everything... with ID 1002 = 0x3ea
00000009 0.00408270 [34452] [22436] dopus: CLSID: {B9DD4945-1BED-4CB7-994C-F40B72B7725A} (Directory Opus Desktop Context Menu) (C:\Program Files\GPSoftware\Directory Opus\dopuslib.dll)
00000010 0.00578280 [34452] [22436] dopus: CreateShellExtInit: IP
00000011 0.00642730 [34452] [22436] dopus: ShellNew Menu: Building...
00000012 0.00742300 [34452] [22436] dopus: Shell-New Menu: Done.
00000013 0.00749420 [34452] [22436] dopus: AHI(CLSID): Blocked
00000014 0.00754120 [34452] [22436] dopus: ShellNew Menu: Building...
00000015 0.00847200 [34452] [22436] dopus: Shell-New Menu: Done.
00000016 0.00852840 [34452] [22436] dopus: AHI(CLSID): Win7Sharing
00000017 0.00861960 [34452] [22436] dopus: CLSID: {E61BF828-5E63-4287-BEF1-60B1A4FDE0E3} (Work Folders Context Menu Handler) (C:\Windows\System32\WorkfoldersShell.dll)
00000018 0.01408320 [34452] [22436] dopus: CreateShellExtInit: IP
00000019 0.01423430 [34452] [22436] dopus: Packaged COM: WinRAR.ShellExtension_1.0.0.2_x64__d9ma7nkbkv4rp