Confused by File Explorer


taherte

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I just got a new laptop with Windows 11 Home. The Windows 11 File Explorer has me totally confused. Windows 10 File Explorer made sense and seemed intuitive, but I can’t grasp what I am seeing in 11. See the attachment to see how my File Explorer looks. I’ve watched several videos but what I my Explorer doesn’t look the same. Here are some things I am questioning:
  • There is no Quick Access in the Navigation pane.
  • Desktop is the highest level and is outdented from everything else.
  • Some items appear multiple times, like Desktop and Documents.
  • Folder Terry points to c:\Users\Terry. Why is it displayed where it is?
I know File Explorer has been changing, and I think the appearance on my computer changed after I first started it. Is what I am seeing what you would expect and if not, what can I do to fix or improve it? I’ve tried some of the configuration changes I have found in videos but it still doesn’t look right to me.
 
Windows Build/Version
Windows 11 Home Version 22H2 Build 22621.1344

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy 17-cr0000
    CPU
    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1255U
    Memory
    32 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Norton 365
I just got a new laptop with Windows 11 Home. The Windows 11 File Explorer has me totally confused .... There is no Quick Access in the Navigation pane.
Welcome to Eleven Forum.

The layout of Explorer has been revised recently, what used to be found in 'Quick Access' will now been found in 'Home'.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Home
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
    CPU
    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Radeon Graphics
    Monitor(s) Displays
    laptop screen
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
    Internet Speed
    50 Mbps
    Browser
    Edge, Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Lattitude E4310
    CPU
    Intel® Core™ i5-520M
    Motherboard
    0T6M8G
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics card(s)
    (integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Defender
    Other Info
    unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Beta as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.

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