The navigation pane is the far left pane in File Explorer used to find files, folders, and drives on your PC or network.
If you like, you can select to show all the folders on your PC in the navigation pane. This includes all hidden folders, your user folder, Control Panel, Libraries, and Recycle Bin.
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off show all folders in the navigation pane of File Explorer for your account in Windows 11.
Contents
- Option One: Turn On or Off "Show all folders" in Navigation Pane in File Explorer
- Option Two: Turn On or Off "Show all folders" in Navigation Pane in Folder Options
- Option Three: Turn On or Off 'Show all folders" in Navigation Pane using BAT file
EXAMPLE: "Show all folders" on and off in navigation pane
1 Open File Explorer (Win+E).
2 Right click or press and hold on an empty area inside the navigation pane, and click/tap on Show all folders to toggle it on (checked) or off (unchecked - default). (see screenshot below)
1 Open Folder Options.
2 Click/tap on the View tab. (see screenshot below)
3 Under the Navigation pane section, check (on) or uncheck (off - default) Show all folders for what you want.
4 Click/tap on OK.
1 Do step 2 (on) or step 3 (off) below for what you want.
2 Turn On 'Show all folders" in Navigation Pane
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_On_Show-all-folders_in_navigation_pane_for_current_user.bat
(Content of BAT file for reference)
Code:
@echo off
REG Add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /V NavPaneShowAllFolders /T REG_DWORD /D 00000001 /F
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe3 Turn Off 'Show all folders" in Navigation Pane
This is the default setting.
A) Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below, and go to step 4 below.
Turn_Off_Show-all-folders_in_navigation_pane_for_current_user.bat
(Content of BAT file for reference)
Code:
@echo off
REG Add HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced /V NavPaneShowAllFolders /T REG_DWORD /D 00000000 /F
taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
start explorer.exe4 Save the .bat file to your desktop.
5 unblock the .bat file.
6 Double click/tap on the .bat file to run it.
7 You will now notice your screen flicker as the explorer process is restarted to apply.
8 When finished, you can delete the downloaded .bat file if you like.
That's it,
Shawn Brink
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