In Windows 11 file explorer navigation pane, how do I move Quick Access pins back to the top of the list?

Anonymous
2022-11-12T22:09:14+00:00

When I updated my machine to Windows 11, the quick access items were moved beneath OneDrive in the File Explorer navigation pane. This is a big inconvenience since I always have my OneDrive folder expanded and can no longer scroll to the top to access my pinned folders. How do I get the pinned Quick Access items back to the top of the navigation pane where I can – ironically – access them quickly?

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

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments

99 answers

Sort by: Newest
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2022-12-06T17:44:34+00:00

    This sounds promising if someone can actually explain step by step in layman's terms how to delete this key?

    Was this answer helpful?

    4 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  2. Deleted

    This answer has been deleted due to a violation of our Code of Conduct. The answer was manually reported or identified through automated detection before action was taken. Please refer to our Code of Conduct for more information.

    Comments have been turned off. Learn more

  3. Anonymous
    2022-12-05T19:52:06+00:00

    I agree - just found this thread because I was trying to understand why they would have moved "Quick Access" to the bottom of OneDrive, of which I have tons of folders. How is that quicker and who thought that would be a great idea to make us scroll to the bottom - obviously, someone who doesn't use OneDrive!! If anyone has a solution, please share because we are all frustrated

    Was this answer helpful?

    100+ people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  4. Anonymous
    2022-12-05T01:00:13+00:00

    I'm having the same issue, Paul. I don't like this change either. The reason it's call Quick Access is that we want to access those folders quickly. Makes no sense to move them below our OneDrive folder.

    Was this answer helpful?

    200+ people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  5. DaveM121 (2) 16,550 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-11-13T10:02:31+00:00

    In the new File Explorer app, they have made the left navigation pane very minimal, to make it more like the old version, the only option is to right click an empty spot in the navigation pane and turn on the option - Show All folders.

    Was this answer helpful?

    40+ people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments