Create a New Folder on Windows 11

In this tutorial, we will learn the steps to create a new folder on the Windows 11 operating system. There are several ways to create a folder on a Windows PC. Let’s see some examples.

Create New Folder

Windows Desktop

In this example, we will create a new folder named ‘MyFolder’ on the Windows Desktop.

To create a new folder on the Desktop, right-click the mouse and choose from the context menu:

New -> Folder

This will create a new folder with the default name ‘New folder’. 

Click on the folder and Rename the folder as MyFolder. Hit the Enter button to save the folder name.

File Explorer

To create a new folder using File explorer, choose the menu option

New -> Folder

Command Prompt

Launch command prompt

Change directory to the path where you want to create a new folder.

Issue the following command.

\> mkdir <FolderName>

For example, to create a new folder named ‘MyNewFolder’ on the desktop

\> cd Desktop

\> mkdir MyNewFolder

That’s it. We have successfully created new folder in different ways on Windows 11 computer.