Folders do not reopen after reboot Win 11


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Some time ago, I noticed that the folders that were open before restarting, STOPPED OPENING after rebooting. I’ve tried all the recipes to ‘restore previous windows folder at logon’ suggested by Google AI and Microsoft and Reddit. But no folders show up on reboot. Many say it’s a Win 11 problem. Any suggestions?
 

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Is fast startup disable?
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When I restart Windows, previous apps and folders open back up.

I also have web browsers all set to open with previous sessions.
 

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Mark K said:
Is fast startup disable? It wasn't. but I turned it off. Folders STILL don't open.
View attachment 167999

When I restart Windows, previous apps and folders open back up.

I also have web browsers all set to open with previous sessions. I do too.
Click to expand...
Thanks for trying. ILS
 

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windows 11 home11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 11700 processor...16GB, 8Gx2, DDR4, 2933MHz 370 AGHWNVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 49...
OS
windows 11 home
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8940
CPU
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 11700 processor(8 Core, 1
Motherboard
Dell Studio XPS 8900 Desktop Motherboard LGA1151 XJ8C4 0XJ8C4.
Memory
16GB, 8Gx2, DDR4, 2933MHz 370 AGHW
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 490 BFUK
Monitor(s) Displays
2
Screen Resolution
1920x
Hard Drives
256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive (WIN 11 home)
+ 1TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA
+ 2.5 inch 512MB Crucial SSDs (WIN 10 home)
PSU
500 W
Case
Mini Tower
Cooling
fan
Keyboard
basic Dell
Mouse
basic Dell
Internet Speed
300 MBps
Browser
firefox, chrome, edge
Antivirus
MS Defender and malwarebytes
please create a new user account and see if the problem persists.
best of luck Steve ..
 

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Search for the PowerShell command suggested to use on this site, using the search-page option in your web browser:
learn.microsoft.com

Is there a known fix or workaround for "restore previous folder windows" not working on win11? - Microsoft Q&A

Ever since i upgraded from win10 to win11, "restore previous folder windows at logon" has not worked. Windows explorer does not restore the windows i was using on my last session. I am currently using win11 23H2 22631.5189 and it is broken…
learn.microsoft.com

If that doesn't work: Disable the "Restore previous folder windows at logon" option, restart the computer.
After the restart, re-enable the "Restore previous folder windows at logon" option again, and restart the computer.
Once the computer restarts, open any random File Explorer folder, and restart the computer.
See if that method makes it work again.
 

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Thanks, Didn't restore folders. I'd tried this before. So far, so bad . . .
 

My Computer My Computer

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windows 11 home11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 11700 processor...16GB, 8Gx2, DDR4, 2933MHz 370 AGHWNVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 49...
OS
windows 11 home
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8940
CPU
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 11700 processor(8 Core, 1
Motherboard
Dell Studio XPS 8900 Desktop Motherboard LGA1151 XJ8C4 0XJ8C4.
Memory
16GB, 8Gx2, DDR4, 2933MHz 370 AGHW
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 490 BFUK
Monitor(s) Displays
2
Screen Resolution
1920x
Hard Drives
256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive (WIN 11 home)
+ 1TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA
+ 2.5 inch 512MB Crucial SSDs (WIN 10 home)
PSU
500 W
Case
Mini Tower
Cooling
fan
Keyboard
basic Dell
Mouse
basic Dell
Internet Speed
300 MBps
Browser
firefox, chrome, edge
Antivirus
MS Defender and malwarebytes
XxXxX said:
please create a new user account and see if the problem persists.
best of luck Steve ..
Click to expand...
Sorry, I'm reluctant to create a new user account without knowing how it works.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

windows 11 home11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 11700 processor...16GB, 8Gx2, DDR4, 2933MHz 370 AGHWNVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 49...
OS
windows 11 home
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell XPS 8940
CPU
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 11700 processor(8 Core, 1
Motherboard
Dell Studio XPS 8900 Desktop Motherboard LGA1151 XJ8C4 0XJ8C4.
Memory
16GB, 8Gx2, DDR4, 2933MHz 370 AGHW
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) GTX 1660 Ti 6GB GDDR6 490 BFUK
Monitor(s) Displays
2
Screen Resolution
1920x
Hard Drives
256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive (WIN 11 home)
+ 1TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA
+ 2.5 inch 512MB Crucial SSDs (WIN 10 home)
PSU
500 W
Case
Mini Tower
Cooling
fan
Keyboard
basic Dell
Mouse
basic Dell
Internet Speed
300 MBps
Browser
firefox, chrome, edge
Antivirus
MS Defender and malwarebytes
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