Quick Access not showing in navigation pane since Windows 11 update

Anonymous
2022-10-07T05:34:35+00:00

I updated to the latest version of Windows 11 yesterday. When I opened File Explorer, Quick access and recent files/folders were showing to the right of the window, but the Quick Access folder option was missing from the navigation panel on the left. So if I click away from this Window I've lost Quick Access. How do I re-enable Quick Access to the left part of the navigation pane?

Please look at the screenshot before replying. Quick Access is enabled in view mode options and can be seen, but is missing from the left side of the navigation pane.

Thanks for any help.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Files, folders, and storage

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-09-27T23:03:35+00:00

    under the 3 dots on the right of "filter"

    under the General tab, Privacy... deselect all the items,

    my quick select folders / files now display as they should.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-01T15:43:30+00:00

    I totally agree with you. They need to stop changing the interface just for the sake of changing the interface. This particular change added no value and made the product worse! STOP DOING THIS MICROSOFT!!!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-02-14T11:45:53+00:00

    I totally agree! This update just took place on my laptop yesterday and it's totally messed up my flow of doing things. I relied on having those quick access folders on the left hand pane, and now I have to do a lot of fiddling.

    Don't fix it if it ain't broke!

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-09-28T16:00:51+00:00

    Wow - looking at these suggestions, I don't know what version of Windows people have. I don't see any of the options people have mentioned. But what I did, on Windows 11, is this: Disable "Show Recommended Section" as seen below in Folder Options.

    And now I'm back to this...

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-11-09T16:27:12+00:00

    Hello,

    I also had this issue. What I did to "Resolve" this is to Unpin from Quick Access and then Pin to Quick Access. They are now showing up for me in the left panel, under Home.

    Hope this helps you.

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