Add the new window item to the Files.app's context menu on the launcher.

chrome/browser/resources/file_manager/js/background.js

 // Copyright (c) 2012 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 'use strict';
 
 /**
  * Map of all currently open app window. The key is an app id.
  */
 var appWindows = {};
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           } catch (e) {
             console.error('Corrupt launch data for ' + id);
           }
         }
       }
     }
   });
 }
 
 /**
+ * Executes a file browser task.
+ *
  * @param {string} action Task id.
  * @param {Object} details Details object.
  */
-function executeFileBrowserTask(action, details) {
+function onExecute(action, details) {
   var urls = details.entries.map(function(e) { return e.toURL() });
 
   switch (action) {
     case 'play':
       launchAudioPlayer({items: urls, position: 0});
       break;
 
     case 'watch':
       launchVideoPlayer(urls[0]);
       break;
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 /**
  * Launch the video player.
  * @param {string} url Video url.
  */
 function launchVideoPlayer(url) {
   videoPlayer.enqueueLaunch({url: url});
 }
 
 /**
- * Launch the app.
+ * Launches the app.
  */
-function launch() {
+function onLaunched() {
   if (nextFileManagerWindowID == 0) {
     // The app just launched. Remove window state records that are not needed
     // any more.
     chrome.storage.local.get(function(items) {
       for (var key in items) {
         if (items.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
           if (key.match(FILES_ID_PATTERN))
             chrome.storage.local.remove(key);
         }
       }
     });
   }
 
   launchFileManager();
 }
 
 /**
  * Restarted the app, restore windows.
  */
-function restart() {
+function onRestarted() {
   reopenFileManagers();
   audioPlayer.reopen();
   videoPlayer.reopen();
 }
 
 /**
+ * Handles clicks on a custom item on the launcher context menu.
+ * @param {OnClickData} info Event details.
+ */
+function onContextMenuClicked(info) {
+  if (info.menuItemId == 'new-window') {
+    // Find the focused window (if any) and use it's current path for the
+    // new window. If not found, then launch with the default path.
+    for (var key in appWindows) {
+      try {
+        if (appWindows[key].contentWindow.isFocused()) {
+          var appState = {
+            defaultPath: appWindows[key].contentWindow.appState.defaultPath
+          };
+          launchFileManager(appState);
+          return;
+        }
+      } catch (ignore) {
+        // The isFocused method may not be defined during initialization.
+        // Therefore, wrapped with a try-catch block.
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Launch with the default path.
+    launchFileManager();
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Closes the background page, if it is not needed.
  */
 function maybeCloseBackgroundPage() {
   if (Object.keys(appWindows).length === 0 &&
       !FileCopyManager.getInstance().hasQueuedTasks())
     close();
 }
 
-chrome.app.runtime.onLaunched.addListener(launch);
-chrome.app.runtime.onRestarted.addListener(restart);
-
-function addExecuteHandler() {
-  chrome.fileBrowserHandler.onExecute.addListener(executeFileBrowserTask);
+/**
+ * Initializes the context menu.
+ * @param {Object} strings Hash array of strings.
+ */
+function initContextMenu(strings) {
+  chrome.contextMenus.create({
+    id: 'new-window',
+    contexts: ['launcher'],
+    title: strings['NEW_WINDOW_BUTTON_LABEL']
+  });
 }
 
-addExecuteHandler();
+/**
+ * Initializes the background page of Files.app.
+ */
+function initApp() {
+  // Fetch strings and save in the local storage, before initializing handlers.
+  chrome.fileBrowserPrivate.getStrings(function(strings) {
+    initContextMenu(strings);
+    // Save and initialize handlers.
+    chrome.storage.local.set({strings: strings}, function() {
+      chrome.fileBrowserHandler.onExecute.addListener(onExecute);
+      chrome.app.runtime.onLaunched.addListener(onLaunched);
+      chrome.app.runtime.onRestarted.addListener(onRestarted);
+      chrome.contextMenus.onClicked.addListener(onContextMenuClicked);
+    });
+  });
+}
+
+// Initialize Files.app.
+initApp();