General Add or Remove Location tab in Folder Properties in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Location tab from folder properties for all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

You can right click on a shell folder that supports being moved and click/tap on Properties to see a Location tab.

The Location tab in the properties page window of supported folders (ex: user personal folders) will allow you to see the current location of the folder, move the default location of the folder, restore default location, and find target of the folder.

You must be signed in as an administrator to add or remove the Location tab from folder properties.

This will not add the Location tab to the properties page of folders that do not support being moved.

EXAMPLE: Location tab in folder Properties




Here's How:

1 Do step 2 (add) or step 3 (remove) below for what you would like to do.

This is the default setting

(Contents of REG file for reference)





(Contents of REG file for reference)

4 Save the REG file to your desktop.

5 Double click/tap on the downloaded REG file to merge it.

6 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

7 You can now delete the downloaded REG file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn Brink