This! A thousand times this. Sincerely I hope that someone at someone at Microsoft is reading this because the change is SO counter-productive it is unbelievable.
In Windows 11 file explorer navigation pane, how do I move Quick Access pins back to the top of the list?
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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?
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Anonymous
2022-12-23T10:17:48+00:00 -
Anonymous
2022-11-13T01:48:37+00:00 Thanks, Greg, but my question pertains to the most recent update to Windows 11, which handles the Navigation Pane and quick access differently than Windows 10.
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Anonymous
2024-02-22T09:33:59+00:00 You can remove these by editing your going to your registry editor:
To remove Gallery:
To Remove OneDrive:
To Remove Home:
OneDrive Business has CLSID: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\CLSID{04271989-C4D2-39AB-E5A1-B2AB472142BC}
Which you can change Syste.IspinnedToNameSpaceTree from 1 to 0 in regeditor
Look at it now :D
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Anonymous
2024-02-19T12:24:12+00:00 Hi, I have the same issue after updating to windows 11 today. Depending on the amount of quick access folders you want I found a work around.
Open each of your desired quick access folders in a separate tab so you don't lose them. Then unpin all of them from quick access and re-pin them back in the desired order from the tabs you have open.Its not perfect but if you don't have too many folders it works.
Please MS put the drag and drop functionality back!
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Anonymous
2023-01-24T22:39:58+00:00 Same problem here. I don't mind having OneDrive in the sidebar, as long as it knows its place. Which is alongside other cloud storage providers like Dropbox, iCloud Drive or Creative Cloud Files. And not promoted to the top of the navigation sidebar as an unfair advantage over its competitors, which are below the Quick Access list...
For me, the fix was simple. I moved the few things I had in OneDrive over to Dropbox and uninstalled OneDrive.