File Explorer/AD User: How Can I remove Folder pins?

CartmansPiehole · Apr 2, 2024

I'm trying to remove the folder pins from File Explorer for an AD user via Group Policy. I know there's no actual Group Policy setting for this, so I'm essentially going to put together a login script, in Powershell which will modify the correct Registry Keys/Values. In attempting to do such things, I always apply a registry edit manually to test.

I was able to do this in Windows 10, but not in Windows 11. Is there a way? And if so, how? The end goal is to apply something through Group Policy, as I have 150+ computers in my network. Going to each machine is not an option.

The folders in question are these pinned items:

Desktop
Documents
Pictures
Music
Videos

Ghot · Apr 2, 2024

CartmansPiehole said:
I'm trying to remove the folder pins from File Explorer for an AD user via Group Policy. I know there's no actual Group Policy setting for this, so I'm essentially going to put together a login script, in Powershell which will modify the correct Registry Keys/Values. In attempting to do such things, I always apply a registry edit manually to test.

I was able to do this in Windows 10, but not in Windows 11. Is there a way? And if so, how? The end goal is to apply something through Group Policy, as I have 150+ computers in my network. Going to each machine is not an option.

The folders in question are these pinned items:

Desktop

Documents

Pictures

Music

Videos

Most of those tweaks are listed in here... starting with this group... Add/Remove folders from ThisPC (Windows 11)...
Just scroll down till you get to them.

Windows 11 Tweaks - Leader Board.

These are tweaks I've seen asked for... many times. They are collected here for easy access. All of these and more can be found in the Eleven Forum Tutorials Classic context menus... https://www.elevenforum.com/t/disable-show-more-options-context-menu-in-windows-11.1589/ Change...

www.elevenforum.com

Or just go straight to this one...

Pin to Quick Access and Unpin from Quick Access in Windows 11 Tutorial

This tutorial will show you how to Pin to Quick access and Unpin from Quick access local and network folders, drives, libraries, OneDrive, This PC, Recycle Bin, etc... locations for your account in Windows 11. Quick access in the navigation pane of File Explorer (Win+E) allows you to quickly...

www.elevenforum.com

And a LOT more...