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    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane

    How to Add or Remove your User Folder from Navigation Pane in Windows 7
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    How to Add or Remove your User Folder from Navigation Pane in Windows 7

       Information
    This will show you how to add or remove your user name User Profile Folder (C:\Users\(user-name)) in the Windows Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 7.


       Warning

    • You can only do this tutorial while logged into an administrator account.
    • This will affect all user accounts on the computer.
    • This will also add or remove the default User's Files desktop icon as well.

    EXAMPLE: User Folder in Navigation Pane
    NOTE: This is your default navigation pane with User Folder added by default when you have the Show all folders option checked and unchecked.
    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-default.jpg

    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-added-2.jpg

    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-removed.jpg
    Here's How:
    1. Open the Start Menu and type regedit.exe in the search line, then press enter.

    2. If prompted by UAC, then click on Yes.

    3. In Regedit, go to the location below: (See screenshot below step 4)
    Code:
    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\ShellFolder
    4. In the left pane of regedit, right click on the ShellFolder key and click on Permissions. (See screenshot below)
    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-step1.jpg
    5. At the top, select the Administrators group. At the bottom, check the Allow box to the right of Full Control and click on OK. (See screenshot below)
    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-step2.jpg
    6. Do either step 7 or 8 to add or remove your user profile folder from the navigation pane.

    7. To Add your User Folder to the Navigation Pane
    NOTE: This is the default setting.
    A) In the right pane of regedit, right click on Attributes, click on Modify, type f084012d, and click on OK. (see screenshots below)
    NOTE: This is to have your user profile folder display under Desktop when you have Show all folders checked.
    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-step3.jpg

    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-step4.jpg
    B) In the right pane of ShellFolder, right click on a empty space, click on New and String Value, copy and paste the name below, and press Enter. (see screenshot below)
    NOTE: If you like, this is to have your user profile folder display as a separate group in the navigation pane when you do not have Show all folders checked.
    PinToNameSpaceTree

    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-group.jpg
    C) Go to step 9.
    8. To Remove your User Folder from the Navigation Pane
    A) In the right pane of regedit, right click on Attributes, click on Modify, type f094012d, and click on OK. (see screenshots below)
    NOTE: This is to not have your user profile folder display under Desktop when you have Show all folders checked.
    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-step3.jpg

    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-step5.jpg
    B) In the right pane of ShellFolder, right click on PinToNameSpaceTree (if there), and click on Delete. (see screenshot below)
    NOTE: If you like, this is to not have your user profile folder display as a separate group in the navigation pane when you do not have Show all folders checked.
    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-group.jpg
    C) Click on Yes to confirm deletion. (see screenshot below)
    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-delete.jpg
    D) Continue on to step 9.
    9. If you have 64-bit Windows 7 Installed
       Note

    To also add or remove your User Folder from the File -> "Open" and File -> "Save as" type dialog windows as well in 64-bit Windows 7, you will also need to do this step. This does not include the "Browse", "Copy to folder", or "Move to folder" type dialog windows though.

    If you have a 32-bit Windows 7 installed, then skip this step since doing steps 1 to 7/8 will add or remove your User Folder from the "Open" and "Save as" type windows as well.

    A) In Regedit, go to the location below:
    Code:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\ShellFolder
    User Folder - Add or Remove from Navigation Pane-hklm.jpg
    B) Repeat steps 4 to 7/8 above for this registry location.
    10. Close regedit.

    11. Restart the computer to fully apply.
    That's it,
    Shawn










  1. Posts : 52
    Win 7
       #1

    I have a new computer (HP Compaq Presario )with Win 7 Home Premium. I tried using your directions to eliminate users group and your directions are different than mine and didn't work. Could it be you don't have the latest version of Win 7 ?? I saw in another post that you can just use a (-) in front of the instruction and that way if you want to reverse the change you just remove the (-) sign. This seems to be a lot easier and safer.
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  2. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Hello Bob,

    Double check to make sure that you have followed each step exactly, and restarted the computer afterwards in case you may have made a mistake at some point. This only removes the User Folder group from the Navigation Pane and Desktop though. The - sign would not work for this.
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  3. Posts : 14
    Windows 7
       #3

    Hi Brink,

    A question regarding Add/Remove navigation pane items..

    Is it possible to have them all in a reg file including the "permissions" part? so it can be done on many computers easily.

    Thanks
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  4. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Hello Fakts,

    Sorry, but not with a REG file. The permissions have to be handled by the user themselves instead.
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  5. Posts : 12
    windows7
       #5

    THANK YOU very much my friends!!

    Hide the Homegroup
    Hide the Libraries
    Hide the Network item
    Hide the User

    Should be in a simple settings window with easy access...

    this is one the little reasons i hate windows .

    COME ON MS give more options to the users. registry is a pain

    every time i build my system i need 2 days to config the registry for some very simple little things. OMG OMG!
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  6. Posts : 14
    Win7 Pro x64 / WinXP x32
       #6

    Hi there,

    sorry for digging out an old thread but I tried the method described in the first post and changed everything accordingly but the user folder still shows in my explorer. I checked the registry and the value is set correctly to "f094012d".

    Btw, at step 9, I think the correct key is
    Code:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node\CLSID\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\ShellFolder
    I cannot find one at
    Code:
    HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\ShellFolder
    TIA
    SoWhy
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  7. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Hello SoWhy,

    The tutorial has the correct keys in it below. Did you restart the computer afterwards to apply the changes?

    HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\ShellFolder

    and

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes\CLSID\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\ShellFolder

    Hope this helps,
    Shawn
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  8. Posts : 14
    Win7 Pro x64 / WinXP x32
       #8

    Hi Shawn,

    thanks for the reply. It didn't work after changing those values, even after restarting. I did a little searching and found another similar value at
    Code:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{59031a47-3f72-44a7-89c5-5595fe6b30ee}\ShellFolder
    After changing that one as well, it worked. :)

    But in my registry there is no key
    Code:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Classes
    but a
    Code:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Wow6432Node
    so I still think that's incorrect or at least not correct for all versions of Win7.

    Regards
    SoWhy
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  9. Posts : 71,959
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #9

    I have both locations, but I added a screenshot in the tutorial to show I'm not crazy though. LOL
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