Solved File Explorer opening This PC without User's folders


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Usually under This PC I see Documents, Pictures, Music, Downloads, Videos, and Drive(s). Now those icons except the drive are missing. I noticed it after updating.

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    Acer Swift 3x
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    Intel Core i5-1135G7
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    16 GB (LPDDR4x, 4266MHz)
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Yes, now the personal folders are no longer under This PC which is now just your drives but are in the left navigation pane of file explorer. However, you can bring them back.
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Add or Remove Folders under This PC in File Explorer in Windows 11 Tutorial

Starting with Windows 11 build 25136 and build 22621.160 for some, Microsoft is introducing a refreshed layout of the left navigation pane in File Explorer which makes it easy for you to navigate to folders that matter to you. Known Windows Folders which are available by default in the...
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Mine are under My PC - Windows: (C) - Users
 

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    HP
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    Intel R Iris R Xe Graphics
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    Realtek R Audio, Intel Smart Sound
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I actually prefer this cleaner look. All your personal folders are pinned in the navigation pane anyway.
 

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    Generic PnP Monitor (1920x1080@60Hz)
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    Samsung 980 1 TB PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2
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    CZ Scala_CAS (FP6)
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    16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4 SDRAM 3200 MHz
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forneus said:
Usually under This PC I see Documents, Pictures, Music, Downloads, Videos, and Drive(s). Now those icons except the drive are missing. I noticed it after updating.
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Yes, that is correct. I see you have the new tabbed Explorer so I assume you have updated to 22H2. You will now find all those icons are not missing, they have been moved to Home.

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    Windows 11 Home
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    Acer Aspire 3 A315-23
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    AMD Athlon Silver 3050U
    Memory
    8GB
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    laptop screen
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    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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 128GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro 22H2 Insider Beta as a native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
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    Dell Lattitude E4310
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    i5 M 520
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    0T6M8G
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    8GB
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    500GB HDD
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    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.

    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 4GB RAM, 128GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro 22H2 Insider Beta as a native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro.
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File Explorer has been set to open This PC by default for me, not Home, as that's just how I prefer it to be. So, I actually prefer to use BOTH the Home feature of the nav pane AND the easy ability to customize the Folders group in This PC, as each one of these two different features has its own unique set of pros and cons.
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Is there a way to add custom folders to This PC in Windows 11? Yes, Windows users can add or remove a folder in This PC using a tweaker.
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(As an aside, I use the Classic Explorer Bar feature of Open-Shell 4.4.170 also in addition to this.)
 

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    11 Home
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    Laptop
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    Medion S15450
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    i5 1135G7
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    16GB DDR4
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
    Sound Card
    Eastern Electric MiniMax DAC Supreme; Emotiva UMC-200; Astell & Kern AK240
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    Sony Bravia XR-55X90J
    Screen Resolution
    3840×2160
    Hard Drives
    2TB SSD internal
    37TB external
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    Li-ion
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    Logitech K800
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    Logitech G402
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Ok so that is a new feature, not a bug.

Thank you all for replying!
 

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    W11 Home 22H2
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    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Swift 3x
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-1135G7
    Memory
    16 GB (LPDDR4x, 4266MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe
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