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
    2023-09-28T11:55:37+00:00

    Well, Thank the lord for that! A very simple solution.

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  2. 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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  3. Anonymous
    2023-10-01T09:29:17+00:00

    Thank you this did the trick for me. Quick access now shows under Home which is fine.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-10-03T09:37:31+00:00

    Quite so. Explorer still says "add to quick access" but there is none....!?
    I have tried all the workarounds and cannot get explorer to "pin" a folder - I don't always just want a file. That was the purpose of Quick access to me so I can navigate directly to a folder where my important stuff was.
    The Home section only shows files, not folders.

    Happy to use "Home" but... no folders....
    Anyone got a work around on this?

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-10-03T14:24:45+00:00

    I have been on this thread for quite a while. There have been some suggestions and workarounds offered up. None have worked or been adequate. Maybe this will be addressed someday but I am not hopeful. My understanding is that Windows Explorer is getting a facelift. I shudder to think what the new interface will look like. These kinds of upgrades are real productivity killers. But they have some crazy people working at Microsoft. The brain trust behind Office 365 groups is an example of how little our opinons matter. But we are luddites if we complain. So hang on to yourself. THere are changes coming...

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