How to Add or Remove Computer from Navigation Pane in Windows 7
Information
This will show you how to add or remove Computer in the Windows Explorer Navigation Pane in Windows 7.
Warning
- You can only do this while logged into an administrator account.
- This will affect all user account's on the computer.
- This will also add or remove the default Computer desktop icon as well.
EXAMPLE: Computer in Navigation Pane
NOTE: This is Computer added (default) (left screenshot below) and removed (right screenshot below) from the Navigation Pane. 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)
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder
4. In the left pane of regedit, right click on the
ShellFolder key and click on
Permissions. (See screenshot below)
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)
7. In the right pane of regedit, right click on a empty space and click on
New and
DWORD (32-bit) Value. Type
Attributes and press enter. (See screenshots below)
NOTE: If Attributes is already here, then you can skip this step and go to step 8 below instead.
8. In the right pane of regedit, right click on
Attributes and click on
Modify. (See screenshot below)
9. To Add Computer to the Navigation Pane
NOTE: You can also right click on Attributes and click on Delete and Yes to restore Computer to the Navigation Pane. A) Type in
b084010c and click on
OK. (see screenshot below)
B) Go to step 9.
10. To Remove Computer from the Navigation Pane A) Type in
b094010c and click on
OK. (see screenshot below)
11. If you have 64-bit Windows 7 Installed
Note
To also add or remove Computer from the "Open" and "Save as" type windows as well in
64-bit Windows 7, you will also
need to do this step.
If you have a
32-bit Windows 7 installed, then
skip this step since doing steps 1 to 7/8 will add or remove Computer 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\{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}\ShellFolder
B) Repeat steps 4 to 9/10 above.
11. Close regedit.
12. Restart the computer to fully apply.
That's it,
Shawn