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
    2023-12-10T23:00:35+00:00

    Yes, this finally worked for me. I had to make sure I had show libraries enabled and disable show all folders. It was opposite from the default after upgrading to Windows 11. Thanks!

    THANKS SO MUCH!

    It worked for me! finally!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-09T21:27:11+00:00

    Yes, this finally worked for me. I had to make sure I had show libraries enabled and disable show all folders. It was opposite from the default after upgrading to Windows 11. Thanks!

    Thanks, yes this worked for me too. Annoyingly the quick access items are not at the top of the list like they used to be but it's better than nothing.

    I also got around it by adding some of the most used items to the Start Menu, not ideal but it does at least give you another option.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-05T13:23:27+00:00

    But it doesn't work.

    Add file to favourites works but folders added using pin to quick access do nothing. All my previous favourites disappeared.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-11-24T09:55:21+00:00

    The culprit is the only "Show all folders" options there in "Navigation Pane".

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-11-20T19:24:12+00:00

    Not much help, sorry.

    right clicking a folder and selecting "pin to quick access" does not make that folder appear in Favorites, as one would expect according to that

    explanation.

    Another MS failure

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