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ArizonaSage
Nov 04, 2025Iron Contributor
File Explorer wont expand to folder
GDay All, I have a modified File Explorer shortcut on the taskbar that points to my downloads folder and this worked perfectly until a recent Windows update. Now, when I open File Explorer it w...
TheoDalton
Nov 07, 2025Iron Contributor
It sounds like your custom File Explorer shortcut pointing directly to the Downloads folder is causing Windows 11 to treat it differently, especially after recent updates. When you open File Explorer directly to a specific folder, Windows sometimes doesn't automatically expand the navigation pane to that folder in the tree view, which can be inconvenient.