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LibertyFlames2013
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Apr 17, 2025

How do I restore quick access to File Explorer in Windows 11?

At work, my team and I extensively use Quick Access in File Explorer in Windows 10. Our agency is about to upgrade to Windows 11, which I use at home. My File Explorer at home (Windows 11) allows me to right-click folders and select Pin to Quick Access, but the quick access is missing from the Navigation Pane and none of the "fixes" I've found on the Internet have helped. I can live with this at home (very unhappily and resentfully), but at work, because of our heavy reliance on the Quick Access in File Explorer, losing Quick Access will be catastrophic. How do I restore Quick Access to File Explorer?

 

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    Nobel_Baynes
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    Apr 19, 2025

    Open File Explorer and click the three-dot icon at the top-right of the window. Select "Options" and change the "Open File Explorer To" option to "Home." Click "OK" and relaunch File Explorer

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