Solved Windows 11 Explorer - Quick access, Favorites, & Recent headings have disappeared.

CCLandfall35 · Feb 20, 2024

In the navigation pane with Home selected, the headings for Quick access, Favorites, & Recent shown in the circled areas have disappeared. The individual files are lumped into one long list. There is no separation between types. How do I get these headings back? I have tried using the GUI to resolve the problem to no avail. I believe it may require changes to the registry.

Edwin · Feb 20, 2024

CCLandfall35 said:
How do I get these headings back?

Are the groups not expandable upon right click???

LesFerch · Feb 20, 2024

Some things to try...

Reset folder views:

Clear recent items:

Clear AutomaticDestinations and CustomDestinations:

Code:

del /F /Q %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\AutomaticDestinations\*
del /F /Q %APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\CustomDestinations\*

Clear the registry keys that hold the saved folder views:

You can do that manually and restart Explorer, but it's easier to just run WinSetView. It does that every time you click Submit.

WinSetView

Globally Set Explorer Folder Views

lesferch.github.io

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Edwin · Feb 20, 2024

OP marked it solved. All good, or what?

LesFerch · Feb 20, 2024

@CCLandfall35 Please tell us what you did to resolve the issue.

CCLandfall35 · Feb 20, 2024

I reset the folders as LesFerch suggested and it worked. Thanks so much for the simple answer. It was about the only thing that I didn't try with the GUI.