Solved Confused about File Explorer settings

dacrone said:

that style of setup, yes. you can launch the win10 style explorer with the ribbon and just minimize the ribbon if you want.

to do so with NO third party tools, create a shortcut with:

Code:

explorer.exe shell:::{26EE0668-A00A-44D7-9371-BEB064C98683}\5\::{cd0e17aa-b301-49b1-8867-96a3c403ecbe}

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Trying to learn said:

only thing I know about shortcuts is I can right-click to create a desktop shortcut

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Trying to learn said:

I've never had Win10 before, haven't seen what File Explorer was like in that edition. Was it more like 7/8.1, or more like what comes with Win11?

I'm sorry to say I don't understand what you meant about creating a shortcut with the code you gave. I'm such a greenhorn that the only thing I know about shortcuts is I can right-click to create a desktop shortcut (e.g. if I wanted to have a shortcut to a text file on the desktop).

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abactuon said:

Far Manager

Windows Terminal Dynamic Profiles

Learn about dynamic profiles in Windows Terminal.

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Trying to learn said:

@antspants re one drive -It isn't showing in the left pane. I clicked to uninstall that as one of the first things after pro was installed. I don't know if there might be some remnants deeper in the system, but on the surface at least, I don't see it anymore.

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antspants said:

Once you have your favorite registry tweaks that you know you will always use after an install of Windows 11, you can compile them into one registry tweak.

I like to use Winaero Tweaker to do this. You can also do it manually.

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If (-Not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {
    Write-Host "Restarting script as Administrator..."
    Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList "-File `"$PSCommandPath`"" -Verb RunAs
    exit
}

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms") | Out-Null
$FolderBrowser = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
$FolderBrowser.Description = "Select the folder containing .reg files"
$DialogResult = $FolderBrowser.ShowDialog()

if ($DialogResult -eq [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK) {
    $SelectedFolder = $FolderBrowser.SelectedPath
    Write-Host "Selected Folder: $SelectedFolder"

    $RegFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $SelectedFolder -Filter "*.reg"

    if ($RegFiles.Count -eq 0) {
        Write-Host "No .reg files found in the selected folder."
    } else {
        foreach ($File in $RegFiles) {
            Write-Host "Installing $($File.FullName) silently..."
            Start-Process "regedit.exe" -ArgumentList "/s", "`"$($File.FullName)`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait
        }
        Write-Host "All .reg files have been installed silently."
    }
} else {
    Write-Host "No folder selected. Exiting script."
}

dacrone said:

just another option.. heres a .ps1 i wrote that will prompt you to choose a folder and then install all .reg files in that folder

Code:

If (-Not ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {
    Write-Host "Restarting script as Administrator..."
    Start-Process powershell -ArgumentList "-File `"$PSCommandPath`"" -Verb RunAs
    exit
}

[System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("System.Windows.Forms") | Out-Null
$FolderBrowser = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
$FolderBrowser.Description = "Select the folder containing .reg files"
$DialogResult = $FolderBrowser.ShowDialog()

if ($DialogResult -eq [System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult]::OK) {
    $SelectedFolder = $FolderBrowser.SelectedPath
    Write-Host "Selected Folder: $SelectedFolder"

    $RegFiles = Get-ChildItem -Path $SelectedFolder -Filter "*.reg"

    if ($RegFiles.Count -eq 0) {
        Write-Host "No .reg files found in the selected folder."
    } else {
        foreach ($File in $RegFiles) {
            Write-Host "Installing $($File.FullName) silently..."
            Start-Process "regedit.exe" -ArgumentList "/s", "`"$($File.FullName)`"" -NoNewWindow -Wait
        }
        Write-Host "All .reg files have been installed silently."
    }
} else {
    Write-Host "No folder selected. Exiting script."
}

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antspants said:

Have saved that into my compiled folder, thanks

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<# :
  @echo off
    powershell /nologo /noprofile /command ^
        "&{[ScriptBlock]::Create((cat """%~f0""") -join [Char[]]10).Invoke(@(&{$args}%*))}"
  exit /b
#>

New-Item -Path "c:\temp" -Name "dump" -ItemType "directory" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

$keys = Get-Item -path HKCU:\software\StartIsBack, HKLM:\software\StartIsBack

$tempFolder = 'C:\temp\dump'
$outputFile = 'C:\temp\REG_EXPORT_MERGED.reg'

$i = 1;
$keys | ForEach-Object {
  $i++
  & reg export $_ "$tempFolder\$i.reg"
}

'Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00' | Set-Content $outputFile
Get-Content "$tempFolder\*.reg" | Where-Object {
  $_ -ne 'Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00'
} | Add-Content $outputFile

Move-Item -Path C:\temp\REG_EXPORT_MERGED.reg -Destination $ENV:UserProfile\Desktop\REG_EXPORT_MERGED.reg
Remove-Item C:\temp -Recurse

antspants said:

Did you purposely pin that System Setup folder in the left pane?

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dacrone said:

i would unpin all of the Quick Access (the ones above the separator line) and just restore the user folders under This PC

Add or Remove Folders under This PC in File Explorer in Windows 11

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makes it even cleaner.

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Trying to learn said:

it only put the folders in the right-side pane, not in the left navigation pane.

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Add or Remove Folders in File Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the Desktop, Documents, Downloads, Libraries, Music, Pictures, and/or Videos folder(s) in the File Explorer navigation pane when using "Show all folders" for all users in Windows 11. The navigation pane is the far left pane in File Explorer used...

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