Windows 10: Add or Remove Duplicate Drives in Navigation Pane in Windows 10

Hello kbird, *Smile

That's correct. The .reg files in this tutorial are unrelated to Libraries.

What you described is what should be seen when using the remove drives .reg file.

 

Great , I just thought unko might be a bit confused as to what this .reg should and shouldn't do for them.

 

Hopefully, we'll be able to help unko get it sorted. *Smile

 

Hi Brink, this is a great tweak I really like it.
Is it maybe all the recent updates lately that keep adding the two folders back to the registry? I cannot think of anything I might have done to restore the original settings.

 

Hello Hemimax, *Smile

That's correct. New builds will often reset some items back to default.

 

Yes I found the same thing Hemimax , I have now merged 5 or 6 .reg files of Brink's into one .reg file and just run it after each major windows update to turn them all back on at once. ( A tip I saw here on Ten somewhere)

Pity we can't stop the "Customer Experience" Stuff coming back each Update too.

 

Well OK then, thank you both for confirming that, I really appreciate it, and that multiple registry merge sounds good.

 

thanks

this tweak is very good..

 

I'm glad it could help madmax2. *Smile

 

Does this remove double drives also from any file save windows used by apps/prog?

Many times many tweaks to File Explorer show up only in File Explorer, but when apps use Window's file save window then stuff might be back...

 

Hello Arma, *Smile

It should, but sometimes it's a hit and miss with 3rd party software.

 

You're most welcome @finiderire, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

 

If you execute the reg file it will remove all drives in the navigation pane correct? Is there a reg file that will only remove the duplicate drives and my last question Shawn, is why are there duplicate drives in the first place?

 

Hello Josey, *Smile

It'll remove all the separate groups of drives in the navigation pane. It won't remove the ones listed under the "This PC" group.

 

Thanks Shawn, I appreciate it. *Thumbs